The Dangers Of Society In Fahrenheit 541, By Ray Bradbury

“Hakuna Matata! Ain 't no passing craze it means no worries for the rest of your days it 's our problem-free philosophy” (Hakuna Matata). Imagine a society where Hakuna Matata was taken seriously, where everything was done for the thrill of life. Where learning was done in only sports, speed was a relaxer and all troubles were far away. Fahrenheit 541, 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 because for their valuable lessons written in them and so there are no controversies going on between people. Guy Montag lives in the twisted, machinery controlled government system. Montag is to Mildred and is a fireman who burns instead of putting out fires. Having possession of books is punishable by death and fire to all personal belongings. Montag at first, is comfortable with burning books and opposes no criticism for them being illegal. In the gnarled culture, people play to work and thinking is done by the government for the people. Clarisse is …show more content…
In Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, technology overrides the society and there are numerous consequences. When technology is used to advance or improve human life without restrictions the result is no communication. Absorbing too much idealistic t.v and making that reality destroys social interaction. People’s feelings no longer matter and it does not matter who is married to who, what matters is how big is the t.v. Montag and Mildred do not love each other, the reason is they do not take the time to talk to each other. Technology literally kills in Bradbury’s novel. There is no claimed responsibility or punishment if an innocent person is killed by a machine. Bradbury has tossed in his opinions and predictions of the future if technology is misused. Fahrenheit 451 is what could go wrong if people trust the object not the