Fahrenheit 451 Analysis

Imagine a world in which people do not read books, are controlled by the government through technology, and individuals are unaware of the problems around them. In a book review by Orville Prescott, about Fahrenheit 451 he states, “Mr. Bradbury’s account of this insane world, which bears many alarming resemblances to our own, is fascinating” (Bradbury 217). The reason Bradbury created such a close resemblance to society was because of the rise of technology. In addition, Bradbury used technology to show the negative effects of the dystopian society in Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury’s motif of technology demonstrates society does not appreciate conversing with each other, it shows society does not digest information, and it reveals the government has a lot more control than society realizes. First, society in Fahrenheit 451 does not cherish social interactions and relationships between other real people. During an argument between Mildred and Montag about books, Mildred says, “‘Books aren’t people. You read and I look all around, but there isn’t anybody!’...’Now,’ said Mildred, ‘my ‘family’ is people. They tell me things; I laugh, they laugh? And the colors!’” (Bradbury 69). The reason Mildred says this is because she spends most of her time in front of her parlor walls with her fake ‘family’. She thinks they are real people, but they are images on a …show more content…
The author Ray Bradbury clearly used technology to portray its negative effects on the dystopian society. Many aspects of society in Fahrenheit 451 reflect onto our society today. For example, many people watch TV instead of being with others, the government uses social media for ad campaigns or attention, and individuals listen more towards technology than other people. Maybe technology today is steering our society into an unfathomable