The Effects Ignorance in Fahrenheit 451 As technology progresses mankind is becoming less social and blinder to the world around them. Today, many people are glued to their smartphones, engaging in less face to face interaction and more virtual simulation. Similarly, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, published in 1950, takes place in the future, and society has distanced themselves from one another. In the novel, Guy Montag is coming back from work when h meets a girl named Clarisse who makes him question reality. A few days later, he is on duty and has to go set a house on fire. While he is there, he grabs a book from the fire before it burns and starts his journey. The experiences of Guy Montag in the novel Fahrenheit 451, illustrate that ignorance stops people from expressing themselves properly.
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In this case, Guy has just come home from Faber’s house and sees Mildred has invited her friends when, “…Montag was gone and back in a moment with a book in his hand… Then he began to read … Mrs. Phelps was crying. The others in the middle of the desert watched her crying…They sat, not touching her, bewildered by her display.” (Bradbury 94-97). This shows how her friends react when forced to listen to poetry, and are also confused by the outburst of emotion from Mrs. Phelps because emotion is never shown or conveyed. They cannot express themselves and end up either sobbing or sitting there shocked with nothing to say. The people in this society, cannot interpret the information and have never even had conflicting thoughts, and are disgusted by this influx of information and almost immediately try to forget about it. They shun knowledge because it’s a new idea and are frightened by it. However without the knowledge, they are unable to live because life is a series of trial and
In this case, Guy has just come home from Faber’s house and sees Mildred has invited her friends when, “…Montag was gone and back in a moment with a book in his hand… Then he began to read … Mrs. Phelps was crying. The others in the middle of the desert watched her crying…They sat, not touching her, bewildered by her display.” (Bradbury 94-97). This shows how her friends react when forced to listen to poetry, and are also confused by the outburst of emotion from Mrs. Phelps because emotion is never shown or conveyed. They cannot express themselves and end up either sobbing or sitting there shocked with nothing to say. The people in this society, cannot interpret the information and have never even had conflicting thoughts, and are disgusted by this influx of information and almost immediately try to forget about it. They shun knowledge because it’s a new idea and are frightened by it. However without the knowledge, they are unable to live because life is a series of trial and