Role Of Technology In Fahrenheit 451

Technology has the capability to make our lives easier and more convenient, but what most people do not realize is that we have become to dependable on what we have created. In today’s society we focus to much on technology and do not enjoy the simple things in life that technology can not provide, such as nature. Some people tend to overlook these things because they are to distracted with television in their homes or phones in their pockets. They do not realize what they are missing from people around them, or in nature. In the novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, technology has become an issue in a person’s daily life which can be related to how we use technology today such as electronic devices, advertisements, traveling at high speeds, and television. Advertisements have become more and more common everywhere, especially in technology. This can be seen in social media, electronic bill boards, televisions, radios, and websites. It has got way out of hand because advertisers put them anywhere, and on anything. According to an article, by Paul Bach he states, “our expert tells us that a fraying economy and fractured media has forced marketers to work much harder to get our attention, …show more content…
People are most of the time unpredictable when they are in a car, and to increase your percentage on death just to get somewhere faster is not worth it. This can be related to Fahrenheit 451 because everyone in the society, but more specifically Mildred, speeds for fun and it is very dangerous. In Fahrenheit 451 it says, “Mildred driving a hundred miles an hour across town, he shouting at her and she shouting back and both trying to hear what was said, but hearing only the scream of the car” (Bradbury 43). This passage shows how ignorant Mildred can be and how oblivious she can be with her own life, and Montag who was in the car with