In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Bradbury warns society about the dangers of censorship, anti-social elements and technology. Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in the era of the 50 year war known as the Cold War and his novel reflects the state that communism would bring if it reached a Western country. His thoughts on communism were reflected in the way knowledge was treated in the novel, that it would never be preserved and interpersonal relationships between citizens would be suppressed by destructive propaganda to create a robotic state of unquestionable loyalty. Censorship is defined as the act of hiding or suppressing something in an attempt to ensure that it is never seen by a particular audience. Censorship in the novel involves mass book burnings conducted by firefighters in the homes of civilians who hide the books. Antisocial elements are seen throughout the novel because the citizens who interact with each other never have any meaningful conversations and never express any feelings. Uncontrolled technology is another concern that Bradbury expresses concern about and presents as a danger, the most terrifying being the robot dogs that firefighters use to punish civilians who break the law. Fahrenheit 451 is about a fireman named Guy Montag who throughout his life followed the mass culture of ignorance followed by most citizens and was simply a law abiding citizen doing his job. Although he is a firefighter, he does not put out fires but lights them with the aim of burning illegal books hosted by the society's book readers. At the end of the novel Montag kills the antagonist, his boss Beatty, and finds a group of homeless intellectuals who h... middle of paper... read them. Bradbury also warns against any antisocial element that can influence society, such as an insensitive human being who cannot express their thoughts because the first step in the culture of ignorance is to have no empathy for one another. Bradbury's greatest fear is that uncontrolled technology could influence society. He first delves into how shells and TV produce propaganda that encourages no thought as people have no idea what they really want and the government takes advantage of people's lack of security to effectively control them. The mechanical hounds were made to show readers that uncontrolled technology can become something that could only be dangerous to society with no other reason than destruction like nuclear bombs. Works Cited Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451 Grammer is a web destination from the Kendall Hunt publishing company. March 16 2014