In Fahrenheit 451, society is mainly consisted of technology consumed, zombie-like citizens that are held authority by a cruel, mind-controlling government. Our American culture experiences the opposite of this idea; members are lively and are held under democracy, and have a sense of freedom and privilege. Fahrenheit 451’s culture displays mechanical obsession that causes tyrannical-like control, while current American society uses technology for the better and has freedom of speech.
Fahrenheit 451 contains characters who are brain-dead from television and other forms of technology. These ‘dead’ characters make up the preponderance of society. They are all “thousands of faces...with gray, colorless eyes.” (Bradbury 132) Some characters are …show more content…
Since our country was established by the Constitution, it’s been “More than two centuries after freedom of speech was enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution,” and this unfettering right is “very much in the news.” We as a whole have the right to “exchange and evaluate ideas” This right was given to us at the absolute formulation of the United States. This right is so significant, that some members of this justice believe that “Those who are unimpressed by this logical argument can turn to one based on human experience” (Pinker). Freedom of civic presumptions, and the ability to have them be heard, is something that our country holds pridefully; a substance that Bradbury’s society in Fahrenheit 451 …show more content…
America uses technology in a way so that humans can interact with each other; technology has “Brought people closer, because of development in telecommunication and transportation.” Technology has changed the way our lives cycle, and it has “now makes us realize in how much different and easier worlds we are living” (Shazmin). In Fahrenheit 451, most people are slaves to a fantasy reality reflected by television and other technology. Mildred, who is a member of the technology-consumed army, has strong thoughts about books; she says that, “The books say nothing! Nothing you can teach or believe. They're about non-existent people, figments of imagination, if they're fiction. And if they're non-fiction, it's worse, one professor calling another an idiot, one philosopher screaming down another's gullet” (Bradbury 62) Statements, such as the one Millie made, are commonly thought by other people because the idea that books are evil and false and television brings you to a safe-haven has been shoved down their
Fahrenheit 451 contains characters who are brain-dead from television and other forms of technology. These ‘dead’ characters make up the preponderance of society. They are all “thousands of faces...with gray, colorless eyes.” (Bradbury 132) Some characters are …show more content…
Since our country was established by the Constitution, it’s been “More than two centuries after freedom of speech was enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution,” and this unfettering right is “very much in the news.” We as a whole have the right to “exchange and evaluate ideas” This right was given to us at the absolute formulation of the United States. This right is so significant, that some members of this justice believe that “Those who are unimpressed by this logical argument can turn to one based on human experience” (Pinker). Freedom of civic presumptions, and the ability to have them be heard, is something that our country holds pridefully; a substance that Bradbury’s society in Fahrenheit 451 …show more content…
America uses technology in a way so that humans can interact with each other; technology has “Brought people closer, because of development in telecommunication and transportation.” Technology has changed the way our lives cycle, and it has “now makes us realize in how much different and easier worlds we are living” (Shazmin). In Fahrenheit 451, most people are slaves to a fantasy reality reflected by television and other technology. Mildred, who is a member of the technology-consumed army, has strong thoughts about books; she says that, “The books say nothing! Nothing you can teach or believe. They're about non-existent people, figments of imagination, if they're fiction. And if they're non-fiction, it's worse, one professor calling another an idiot, one philosopher screaming down another's gullet” (Bradbury 62) Statements, such as the one Millie made, are commonly thought by other people because the idea that books are evil and false and television brings you to a safe-haven has been shoved down their