In modern times, censorship refers to the examination of media including books, periodicals, plays, motion pictures, and television and radio programs for the purpose of altering or suppressing parts thought to be offensive.” Similarly, in Fahrenheit 451 people are not allowed to read books, but there will always be people who go against it. For example, Montag shares that some people disagreed with this book and that book, and they all were censored. That could end up happening in America, leading to a huge loss of knowledge. Censorship can also be a reminder of what we have done throughout history and to not let it happen again. If certain things were censored, then there could be a chance that we would let an event occur again, positive or negative. Or Censorship can pile or stack in on itself, becoming a greater force to overcome. For example, in Coda, Ray Bradbury states, “Every story, slenderized, starved, bluepenciled, leeched, and bled white, resembled every other story. Twain read like Poe read like Shakespeare read like Dostoevsky read like—in the finale—Edgar