In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury argues that knowledge is essential and can be censored easily if technology hypnotizes society. Beatty is talking to Montag explaining how their society came to be. He gives him this example, “Coloured people don’t like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don’t feel good about Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Burn it (57).” This explains how the government took advantage of people's feelings and decided to censor all of society. The government believed people would be happier if there were no books, and people believed what the government said. They were blinded by technology and believed they didn't need knowledge or books. Montag is talking to Faber about how he can't talk to anyone, not even his wife, when Montag