Imagine a society where Hakuna Matata was taken seriously, where everything was done for the thrill of life. Where learning is only in sports and speed is relaxing. Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, is a fictional society where Hakuna Matata is taken to the extremes with the added features of technological advances and books are illegal. Books are illegal for the valuable lessons written in them. In the gnarled culture the ideals are; work to play hard and thinking is done by the government for the people. Guy Montag lives in the twisted, machinery controlled government system. Montag is married to Mildred and is a fireman who burns, instead of putting out fires. In this culture, having possession of books is punishable by death and
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Clarisse is curious, talkative and she thinks for herself, which is not normal for the society. Montag meets Clarisse for only a few days and then a horrific event occurs and Montag is left to judge for himself. Montag becomes a desperate man wanting answers and after many tragic events at a burning house his mind is made up. Books need to be read and legal again. In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, it is clear to see Bradbury’s beliefs woven into a story of a man 's journey to change a machinery dependent community and acknowledge the consequences of that dependency. Ray Bradbury expresses his concerns of overusing technology through his character Montag and the world he lives in. Four walled television set, fast sport cars and radios that fit into an ear. All these technical advances are written in Fahrenheit 451. Montag and everyone under the control of the government has a TV …show more content…
That is the mindset of Montag’s society. In a dark corner of the fire station Montag walks past the inscrutable machine that has always baffled him. “The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its gently humming, gently vibrating, soft illuminated kennel,” (Ray Bradbury 24). The Hound is a robotic dog that is programed to identify any person when told to do so, it will then inject morphine and kill its target. Why would Bradbury write such a cruel, unjust creature? Bradbury is making a point, it is easy to hurt people when there is no personal contact. Most of the deaths in Montag’s community happen by a car, fire, overdosing, or by the Mechanical Hound. All done by some form of technology but done by a blind eye. Later Montag is talking to the chief firemen about the Hound, “‘All we put into it is hunting and finding and killing. What a shame if that’s all it can ever know,’” (27). Montag is talking to the chief as if the machine had feelings or emotions. The people in the society are blind to what is happening, because they are focused on meaningless objects and shows. Deaths that occur would not happen if technology was used to be helpful and was incontrol. Bradbury is sending a warning or concern of what can happen when technology is used with
Clarisse is curious, talkative and she thinks for herself, which is not normal for the society. Montag meets Clarisse for only a few days and then a horrific event occurs and Montag is left to judge for himself. Montag becomes a desperate man wanting answers and after many tragic events at a burning house his mind is made up. Books need to be read and legal again. In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, it is clear to see Bradbury’s beliefs woven into a story of a man 's journey to change a machinery dependent community and acknowledge the consequences of that dependency. Ray Bradbury expresses his concerns of overusing technology through his character Montag and the world he lives in. Four walled television set, fast sport cars and radios that fit into an ear. All these technical advances are written in Fahrenheit 451. Montag and everyone under the control of the government has a TV …show more content…
That is the mindset of Montag’s society. In a dark corner of the fire station Montag walks past the inscrutable machine that has always baffled him. “The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its gently humming, gently vibrating, soft illuminated kennel,” (Ray Bradbury 24). The Hound is a robotic dog that is programed to identify any person when told to do so, it will then inject morphine and kill its target. Why would Bradbury write such a cruel, unjust creature? Bradbury is making a point, it is easy to hurt people when there is no personal contact. Most of the deaths in Montag’s community happen by a car, fire, overdosing, or by the Mechanical Hound. All done by some form of technology but done by a blind eye. Later Montag is talking to the chief firemen about the Hound, “‘All we put into it is hunting and finding and killing. What a shame if that’s all it can ever know,’” (27). Montag is talking to the chief as if the machine had feelings or emotions. The people in the society are blind to what is happening, because they are focused on meaningless objects and shows. Deaths that occur would not happen if technology was used to be helpful and was incontrol. Bradbury is sending a warning or concern of what can happen when technology is used with