Essay On Fahrenheit 451 Technology

In this day in age technology is seen as a good thing we see it as progression in our evolution, should we change this view? American children in this generation are more fluent on how to work an Iphone or tablet before they are fluent in their primary language. We see that as a good thing rather than bad. Technology has been a number one priority to most of the human race for a long time. We might not think about it but to the French in the late 1700’s the Guillotine was the latest technology. They made that a staple in their society and it changed their society for the worse. In Fahrenheit 451 the government gave people a certain technology to use. These people in turn gave up their social lives and some of their freedom. This can be seen as another form of government control. Why is it okay for the government to control and brainwash with no …show more content…
It'll be even more fun when we can afford to have the fourth wall installed. How long you figure before we save up and get the fourth wall torn out and a wall-TV put in. It's only two thousand dollars” Mildred Montag said in Fahrenheit 451. The internet has caused a lot of addiction. For example: online games can psychologically affect people as some have changed their daily routine in order to play, thousands of people spend money in order to play. Social networking can allow family and friends to keep in touch no matter where they are, it even allows you to talk to people you’ve never met in real life. Websites such as Facebook has over three hundred and fifty million users, half of which are active daily, the addiction causes them to be online for 20 hours a day, and some use it at work. This shows how distracted people can get. Mildred is considered to have an addiction to the Parlor walls, she often talks about her family in the walls, or on the screens. She is also always talking about getting the biggest screen