This quote is about the way in which Montag's dystopian society fears books because books reveal the warts and problems present in the world. The theme is the society's fear of imperfection, which is present in nature. Books show the small problems even in objects that seem perfect at first. Using a metaphor, Bradbury compares these small problems to "pores in the face of life." Instead, people in Montag's society want faces that are smooth and without blemishes. To avoid these blemishes, Montag's society is moving as far away from nature as possible. The metaphor "flowers living on flowers" is a reference to this idea--that even nature itself in Montag's world is trying to distance itself from nature. However, everything goes back to nature, even fireworks, but Montag's society is somehow trying to live without a connection to nature, as nature is imperfect.
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