Introduction
A. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury shows how government-sanctioned technology can lead to the elimination of intellectual thought in the individual (encouraging immediate gratification through force-fed television, robotizing work forces) and, eventually, the dehumanization of society itself (people are desensitized in their interactions with each other, the human experience is limited/options are limited/pedestrianism is outlawed).
B. Thesis, In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury shows how government-sanctioned technology can lead to the elimination of intellectual thought in the individual and, eventually, the dehumanization of society itself.
I. Government-sanctioned technology
A. Uses technology to group together people and make