Technology: A Threat in Our World and Montag’s Technology. It’s everywhere in our world today. You can’t go anywhere without seeing someone without a phone, laptop, or even a tablet. One study found that over 50% of teens are already addicted to their phones (70 Statistics). But is it as bad as we think? In the book Farheniet 451, we follow a man named Guy Montag. His world is full of technology like ours is, but his is a little different. There are parlor walls that talk, cars that go at the speed of light, and earbuds that play noises all night long. The main difference between our world of technology and his world is that he is more advanced at controlling people than ours. Technology and media play a big role in Fahrenheit 451 as it is
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This is where the parlor walls come into play. These aren’t ordinary parlor walls, they are essentially full-sized TVs. Characters in the book can have up to all 4 sides of a room covered if you can afford it. Citizens' only purpose in life is the pursuit of entertainment, so these parlor walls are perfect for them. Different programs run at different times of the day, and the government sends out a script to each house each day as these programs are interactive. Citizens become fully invested in these walls and believe the people within them are “relatives” or “family”. For instance, one of the main characters, Mildred, is fully invested and loves the parlor walls. “‘Will you turn the parlor off?” he (Montag) asked. Mildred hastily replied, “That’s my family,’” (Bradbury 46). This quote shows how Mildred was unwilling to turn off the fake parlor walls to give her husband, who was sick at the time, a little break from all the noise. She wants to keep the entertainment going all the time, and she never wants it to end. This relates to our world, as many people use their phones for all sorts of …show more content…
“Well, this is a play that comes on the wall-to-wall circuit in 10 minutes. They mailed me my part this morning,” (Bradbury 16). We can assume this script is from the government, and later in the book it is confirmed. This allows them to get into their heads. The more control they have over their citizens, the better. The more they can control what they see, the better. They can effectively change how a person thinks and acts and transform the way the citizens think and act. The government has turned all the people into entertainment-craving beings, and only from the parlor walls. Books have been made illegal, so the parlor walls are the only way the citizens fill their meaningless and empty lives. As I stated before, this effectively allows the government to control them and how they think. The third way technology is used in Fahrenheit 451 is to distract and confuse citizens. These parlor walls consume their everyday lives, distracting them from the real problems at hand. Like rebellious teenagers killing each other, the emptiness they feel inside, or the lack of intelligence all around. These parlor walls also make them
This is where the parlor walls come into play. These aren’t ordinary parlor walls, they are essentially full-sized TVs. Characters in the book can have up to all 4 sides of a room covered if you can afford it. Citizens' only purpose in life is the pursuit of entertainment, so these parlor walls are perfect for them. Different programs run at different times of the day, and the government sends out a script to each house each day as these programs are interactive. Citizens become fully invested in these walls and believe the people within them are “relatives” or “family”. For instance, one of the main characters, Mildred, is fully invested and loves the parlor walls. “‘Will you turn the parlor off?” he (Montag) asked. Mildred hastily replied, “That’s my family,’” (Bradbury 46). This quote shows how Mildred was unwilling to turn off the fake parlor walls to give her husband, who was sick at the time, a little break from all the noise. She wants to keep the entertainment going all the time, and she never wants it to end. This relates to our world, as many people use their phones for all sorts of …show more content…
“Well, this is a play that comes on the wall-to-wall circuit in 10 minutes. They mailed me my part this morning,” (Bradbury 16). We can assume this script is from the government, and later in the book it is confirmed. This allows them to get into their heads. The more control they have over their citizens, the better. The more they can control what they see, the better. They can effectively change how a person thinks and acts and transform the way the citizens think and act. The government has turned all the people into entertainment-craving beings, and only from the parlor walls. Books have been made illegal, so the parlor walls are the only way the citizens fill their meaningless and empty lives. As I stated before, this effectively allows the government to control them and how they think. The third way technology is used in Fahrenheit 451 is to distract and confuse citizens. These parlor walls consume their everyday lives, distracting them from the real problems at hand. Like rebellious teenagers killing each other, the emptiness they feel inside, or the lack of intelligence all around. These parlor walls also make them