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 end up destroying the culture and most of the people in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Regardless of who the first book burner was, people began to follow this mindless act of destruction. As opposed to putting out fires, firemen started fires. Guy Montag was one of these trustworthy firemen. People took great pride i