F451 Essay Government control is what holds a people together. Without it there would be so much crime and violence it would be crippling. On the other hand if there is too much control people get oppressed, like what happened in North Korea. Strict government control is basically a dictatorship – a government with no input from the population. In this novel this outcome is one that has evolved from the outlaw of books. Books are freedom, if they are outlawed that freedom is taken away. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury develops the theme that strict government control can lead to the oppression of people through use of symbols, conflict, and characterization. Throughout the book Bradbury uses symbols to develop the theme. In Fahrenheit 451, several times, fire is used as a symbol of
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Technology, when used sparsely, can be very helpful but when overused can lead to anti-social behavior. Mildred is a great example because she was constantly connected to an earpiece that blared advertisements through her ears. “She was an expert at lip reading form then years of apprenticeship at Seashell ear-thimbles” (Bradbury, 16). This quote shows conflict because Mildred is so connected to technology that she cannot have a legitimate conversation with Montag. Furthermore technology can negatively affect psychological development with desensitization. When Mildred’s friends come over to watch television the program showed is a prime example. “Two minutes more and the room whipped out town to the jet cars wildly circling an area, bashing and backing up and bashing each other again” (Bradbury, 90). This quote proves that the technology of the parlor walls (on which this is televised) is dehumanizing. In a normal world, no one would be that violent. This is conflicting because this and conformity can ultimately lead to humans becoming like
Technology, when used sparsely, can be very helpful but when overused can lead to anti-social behavior. Mildred is a great example because she was constantly connected to an earpiece that blared advertisements through her ears. “She was an expert at lip reading form then years of apprenticeship at Seashell ear-thimbles” (Bradbury, 16). This quote shows conflict because Mildred is so connected to technology that she cannot have a legitimate conversation with Montag. Furthermore technology can negatively affect psychological development with desensitization. When Mildred’s friends come over to watch television the program showed is a prime example. “Two minutes more and the room whipped out town to the jet cars wildly circling an area, bashing and backing up and bashing each other again” (Bradbury, 90). This quote proves that the technology of the parlor walls (on which this is televised) is dehumanizing. In a normal world, no one would be that violent. This is conflicting because this and conformity can ultimately lead to humans becoming like