In a world where people get what they want, when wanted, seems impeccable. However, psychologically, The Harvard Study of Adult Development states, “That loneliness kills, and being social makes us happier, the quality of your relationships matter and relationships don't just protect our bodies, they protect our brains” (Waldinger). Proverbs 14:18 GNT “Ignorant people get what their foolishness deserves, but the clever are rewarded with knowledge” (“BibleGateway”). Mildred believes that complacency is better than knowledge, because she would rather be with her “family” which are the people in the parlor walls (Bradbury 69). Rather than reading books about people she can not see (Bradbury 69). Today the world views knowledge as a quick fix for
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In Mildred’s case she does not worry about happiness, instead, she walks through life and is consumed by the mundane. She allows herself to be engulfed in technology; she fills her days with watching the TV clown that is gruesome, which leads her to try to commit suicide. Mildred lives in the parlor walls, which “is an environment as real as the world. It becomes and is the truth” (Bradbury 84). Mildred cannot escape her virtual world, instead she conforms to what the parlor says. She spends her days in front of the parlor walls, even wanting a fourth wall, which would cost two thousand dollars. When Montag tells Mildred, that he is not going to get the fourth wall, she claims that Montag is selfish. Montag then explained that they haven't had the third parlor wall for more than two months, but she believes that they have the money to get the fourth wall. Mildred claims that they can go without some things, but Montag clarifies that they have already gone without a few things in order to have the third wall. Mildred wants to believe and is led to believe that books, are not the truth. “Books aren’t real” (Bradbury 84). Mildred believes that the knowledge that books contain is frightening and dangerous, because they destroy her perfect idealized world. At the end of the novel, Montag asks her to change her ways, he begs her to listen to him and read a book. However, Mildred …show more content…
Obtaining information isn't easy, because information requires time and effort. Smaller goals will require less information, therefore, less time and effort. However, our largest life goals require a lot of experience and a lot of time and knowledge. The present society has evolved in knowledge, but on terms of communication, the society has devolved. Mildred was ignorant about the meaning of knowledge, so she focused on what made her happy, which as humans is what we do today. Phones, laptops, and television, consume our lives by absorbing free time. The U.S. National Library of Medicine and Health states, ”The average time spent watching TV, and other technological devices are 4.5 hours more than double the healthy amount of time to spend on it.” People fixate on making communication important, but by doing so, have become less interactive. Technology is not controlling people, but people are controlling technology. Chatterjee, a Milken Institute Fellow, didn’t want to lay all the blame at the feet of technology. “I feel that actually, we should rather say humans are using technology in such a way that it’s affecting their health,” she said. “Humans are making the choice to be so obsessed with technology” (Cook 2016). Cyberchondriacs, is an anxiety disorder people can develope by searching the web too often. When one constantly scrolls through social networks, he or she becomes susceptible to anxiety. The
In Mildred’s case she does not worry about happiness, instead, she walks through life and is consumed by the mundane. She allows herself to be engulfed in technology; she fills her days with watching the TV clown that is gruesome, which leads her to try to commit suicide. Mildred lives in the parlor walls, which “is an environment as real as the world. It becomes and is the truth” (Bradbury 84). Mildred cannot escape her virtual world, instead she conforms to what the parlor says. She spends her days in front of the parlor walls, even wanting a fourth wall, which would cost two thousand dollars. When Montag tells Mildred, that he is not going to get the fourth wall, she claims that Montag is selfish. Montag then explained that they haven't had the third parlor wall for more than two months, but she believes that they have the money to get the fourth wall. Mildred claims that they can go without some things, but Montag clarifies that they have already gone without a few things in order to have the third wall. Mildred wants to believe and is led to believe that books, are not the truth. “Books aren’t real” (Bradbury 84). Mildred believes that the knowledge that books contain is frightening and dangerous, because they destroy her perfect idealized world. At the end of the novel, Montag asks her to change her ways, he begs her to listen to him and read a book. However, Mildred …show more content…
Obtaining information isn't easy, because information requires time and effort. Smaller goals will require less information, therefore, less time and effort. However, our largest life goals require a lot of experience and a lot of time and knowledge. The present society has evolved in knowledge, but on terms of communication, the society has devolved. Mildred was ignorant about the meaning of knowledge, so she focused on what made her happy, which as humans is what we do today. Phones, laptops, and television, consume our lives by absorbing free time. The U.S. National Library of Medicine and Health states, ”The average time spent watching TV, and other technological devices are 4.5 hours more than double the healthy amount of time to spend on it.” People fixate on making communication important, but by doing so, have become less interactive. Technology is not controlling people, but people are controlling technology. Chatterjee, a Milken Institute Fellow, didn’t want to lay all the blame at the feet of technology. “I feel that actually, we should rather say humans are using technology in such a way that it’s affecting their health,” she said. “Humans are making the choice to be so obsessed with technology” (Cook 2016). Cyberchondriacs, is an anxiety disorder people can develope by searching the web too often. When one constantly scrolls through social networks, he or she becomes susceptible to anxiety. The