Every society is different in some way. Places have different people and those people think in other ways. This can create havoc but also open people's minds about other ideas. Societies can also be similar. But usually when I hear about a different society than ours, I think that it has to be different in some way or else we would be one big civilization. In Montag's society, the biggest similarities and differences that come up are technology/media, the perspective on books, and entertainment.
In the present, technology plays a hefty role in most societies. Technology varies from machinery to computers. In some societies the new biggest thing is automated machines in factories. In other places the up coming things are the next generation of smartphones. In our community technology has been on the rise for years now. Every year technology improves. We have tons of technical things in our lives, but we still have social and communication skills. It seems that in Montag's community technology replaces human connection which destroys relationships. While thinking about technology in Fahrenheit 451, Mildred immediately comes to mind. Technology is definitely a substantial part of her life. Throughout reading …show more content…
This is how I assume our society thinks about books. We have public libraries and access to books online. In our life's, we don't have to search too hard for a book. Now if you think about the life in Fahrenheit 451, it's pretty hard to come by a book. Since books are banned there, firefighters burn them. If you get caught with books, they get burned and you risk your whole house being burnt down and going to jail. "Do you ever read any of the books you burn?" He laughed. "That’s against the law!" (Bradbury, 5) My theory about books in Montag's society is that their government makes it so their citizens can't read books, then they have a lack of knowledge. This makes them ignorant and easier to
In the present, technology plays a hefty role in most societies. Technology varies from machinery to computers. In some societies the new biggest thing is automated machines in factories. In other places the up coming things are the next generation of smartphones. In our community technology has been on the rise for years now. Every year technology improves. We have tons of technical things in our lives, but we still have social and communication skills. It seems that in Montag's community technology replaces human connection which destroys relationships. While thinking about technology in Fahrenheit 451, Mildred immediately comes to mind. Technology is definitely a substantial part of her life. Throughout reading …show more content…
This is how I assume our society thinks about books. We have public libraries and access to books online. In our life's, we don't have to search too hard for a book. Now if you think about the life in Fahrenheit 451, it's pretty hard to come by a book. Since books are banned there, firefighters burn them. If you get caught with books, they get burned and you risk your whole house being burnt down and going to jail. "Do you ever read any of the books you burn?" He laughed. "That’s against the law!" (Bradbury, 5) My theory about books in Montag's society is that their government makes it so their citizens can't read books, then they have a lack of knowledge. This makes them ignorant and easier to