In Fahrenheit 451, many events refer to events that happened in the story. It helps convey the message that Bradbury is trying to convey. The story helps discourage censorship and the use of too much technology. It encourages intelligence, as firefighters are burning books and diminishing the remnants of intelligent life on earth. There is a lot of symbolism in the book, to help pinpoint the meaning of the book and the author's goals. An example is that 451º is the temperature at which books burn. The story refers to book burnings and censorship in the modern era as the author wants to warn readers about technology taking over society and censorship issues in the future. In Fahrenheit 451, the government clearly doesn't want people to do certain things. things, for certain reasons. That's why the Nazis burned books and Joseph McCarthy convinced so many people to oppose actors and people he thought were communists. On page 63 we read: "My uncle says the architects got rid of the porches because they didn't look good"....