Ray Bradbury’s book Fahrenheit 451 is a futuristic dystopian novel about a world where nightmares are reality. He shares his thoughts of what he thinks society will be like in the future. Bradbury said ¨The book is about the T.V replacing books in society, not censorship.¨ In Fahrenheit 451, the government sees knowledge as a threat. Books provide ideas and understanding which make people question how their society is. The lack of knowledge without books results in ignorance which is easier to control. The technology Ray Bradbury uses in Fahrenheit 451 are a result of the corrupt society that he is trying to describe in the book. He shows that if we end up with the same society, we will never be able to come out of it like what Montag tried
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The technology devices Bradbury describes in Fahrenheit 451 is his opinion about what the world will have in the future and it is the result of a society that is more proud of their technology than knowledge.
Firstly, a technology device Bradbury has replaced book with are called seashells. They are earpieces that are constantly used by Mildred (Montag’s wife) when she goes to sleep. People use these earphones constantly so they never have to think about anything. “And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk coming in, coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind.”(pg.10) Another technology device in Fahrenheit 451 is parlour walls. They are big interactive T.V’s that are installed on walls, so it looks like a movie theater. Mildred is addicted to watching TV on the parlour walls. She spends most of her time watching programs and talking to her friends about the shows. The parlour walls
The technology devices Bradbury describes in Fahrenheit 451 is his opinion about what the world will have in the future and it is the result of a society that is more proud of their technology than knowledge.
Firstly, a technology device Bradbury has replaced book with are called seashells. They are earpieces that are constantly used by Mildred (Montag’s wife) when she goes to sleep. People use these earphones constantly so they never have to think about anything. “And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk coming in, coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind.”(pg.10) Another technology device in Fahrenheit 451 is parlour walls. They are big interactive T.V’s that are installed on walls, so it looks like a movie theater. Mildred is addicted to watching TV on the parlour walls. She spends most of her time watching programs and talking to her friends about the shows. The parlour walls