Power can build up societies but also destroy them. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury shows the readers at the beginning of the book there is a powerful fireman that is a part of a strong society but by the end of the book the power that the fireman once had is gone. In his science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury communicates that when the government has too much control over society it can make people feel trapped and manipulated through the characterization of montag.

Many times in this book Montag experiences different forms of power like having no power and having all the power.“ He felt it scrabble and seized his leg and stabbed the needle in for a moment before the fire scraped the hound up”. The quote shows the power