Humanity And Technology In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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As technology increases, humanity decreases. When there is more technology, people began to lose their humanity like in Fahrenheit 451. In Fahrenheit451, Ray Bradbury, the author uses characterization to display humanity and technology.
Montag and the mechanical hound don’t get along.’’ The mechanical hound leapt up in its kennel, its eyes all green flame.’’(Bradbury 32) Montag thinks someone set the hound to his scent or to watch him. The hound seems to watch him when he isn’t paying attention.
Technology is brainwashing humanity in the novel ‘’Fahrenheit 451.’’ There are always a person or two who stick out, ‘’I don’t mean to be insulting. It’s just I love to watch people too much, I guess.’’(bradbury6) sometimes people stick out because

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