Another way Bradbury disapproves of the government is by symbolizing the Mechanical Hound as the supremacy of the government. For example, the Mechanical Hound was built to seek ownership of books, and to necessarily take away souls, “‘...because all we put into it is hunting and finding and killing… ‘Hell! It’s a fine bit of craftsmanship, a good rifle that can fetch its own target and guarantees the bull’s-eye every time’” (31). This quote explains how the Mechanical Hound is a threatening machine that will assist the firemen to track down the people with custody of books. Under those circumstances, the government has the ability to over top the people of the society, and cause them to be afraid of owning books. Secondly, the Hound’s purpose