An interesting part of Fahrenheit 451 was that it was separated into three sections: The Hearth and the Salamander, The Sieve and the Sand, and Burning Bright. Each of the sections was symbolic to what that particular part of the book meant.
In the Hearth and the Salamander, we are learning about Guy's life at home, or the hearth. The hearth could also have something to do with fire since hey, the whole book involves fire. The salamander can be taken a couple different ways. For one, the fire trucks are called the Salamanders, so Bradbury could be going for a literal sense in putting salamander in the section. However, I believe it symbolizes how salamanders act. They are very quick, and are constantly moving. (Although I am not big into animals or salamanders, so don't quote me on this) But, salamanders almost just sound like it would involve fire because I just kept thinking of its tongue, spitting fire.
I really liked the second section: The Sieve and the Sand. Just because, it was so fitting to what was occurring in that particular section. Guy is trying so hard to absorb all the new information, but it is going right through his brain, and he is not catching barely any of it. Ray even mentions a story about Guy where he kept trying to put sand through the sieve and fill it up, but failed for obvious reasons. I believe this section was very symbolic, and the section title was appropriate.
Burning Bright was another good section title. In this section Guy burns down his own house, and goes mad for a brief period. This section title can also be taken a couple of ways. The literal way in that fire burns brightly, or in the way I took it. I took this section to mean that Guy is the one burning bright because he becomes an unique individual "burning bright," and away from the rest of society. He comes separated from everyone else, and it makes him different.
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