Part one of term paper
The power of one idea is overwhelming. It can change one individual's outlook on a society. Censorship is an example of such an overwhelming idea. That one idea changed the way people in the novel thought. Most people followed the idea of censorship; however Ray Bradbury focuses on one man who didn't. Mindless pleasure seeking and materialism ...

Part two of term paper
... the fires being started and houses being burned. Fires were always started at night. Everyone said they were more beautiful at night. People had no part in the fires with the exception of watching the fires. The people in the novel focus on the destruction of books through fire as a form of entertainment and also focus on material things as pleasure seeking activities. The entire culture revolved around advances in technology such as T.V's, radios, and self-buttering toasters. These material things ...