Probably one of the most important symbols happen in this chapter. Montag compares trying to read the bible with a childhood memory of trying to fill a sieve with sand. no mater how hard he tries, he just can't make it stick, and he hoped that, if he reads fast enough, some of the material will stay in his memory. The sand is symbolic of the tangible truth Montag seeks and the sieve of the human mind seeking truth. Truth is elusive and, the metaphor suggests, impossible to grasp in any permanent way.
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