Bradbury begins this novel with the quotation, "if they give you ruled paper, write the other way" by juan ramon jimenez. what does this quotation mean? why do you think bradbury chose this quotation to open his book? how does the quotation relate to the novel?

this answer to this question is c. allegory

why?

stories with allegories have a hidden symbolic meaning with a theme. the hidden meaning can be political, or other real life problems.

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