Fahrenheit 451 Technology Analysis

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It is not hard to see that human beings are falling prey to technology. We carry cellphones around that are the size of tablets, TVs keep getting bigger, and cars keep getting faster. But when does it stop? According to Ray Bradbury, it doesn’t. At least, not for a while. In his novel he presents a future where technology rules and true human interaction suffers. Learning and literature are gone and it’s a place without one of the most valuable things we have today, books. We follow the story of Guy Montag, a “fire fighter” who burns books for a living without a care in the world; but that all changes, and you’re about to learn why. In the beginning of the novel, Montag cares about things as much as anyone else in the world until

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