Question 1
Inside the novel, Bradbury describes various fictional technologies, such as Seashell ear thimbles and wall-to-wall television screens, that play a dominate role in the lives of many people as their primary source for entertainment and information. For instance, Mildred is the typical example of a correctly conforming citizen as she actually believes that she lives in the "family" of shows. Her obsession with her on-screen family has led her to yearn for additional screen real estate as she tells her husband that "if [they] had a fourth wall, why it'd be just like this room wasn't ours at all, but all kinds of exotic people in the rooms" (Bradbury 10). Mildred's obsession with her on-screen family is very similar to today's society …show more content…
He shows how it can quickly go awry by depicting a society where all books are deemed offensive to the public and thus, banned. Society needs to respect the rights of the minorities as it allows the majority to rule. Otherwise authority is infringing on the necessities for happiness (another central theme, perhaps the most important) for individuals. Montag himself sought out to find what was missing in his life. Through his encounters with Faber he learned that it wasn't really the books that he was missing, it was the ability to maintain an environment in which he could freely and intimately interact with others and ideas to come up with his own conclusions about topic rather than blindly accepting the "truths" handed down in the parlor. These themes as well as censorship remain relevant today and this book continues to enjoy widespread popularity (with a new HBO film titled Fahrenheit 451 coming out Spring …show more content…
It also keeps them engaged by resorting to tactics and topics that are popular simply for their entertainment value. Throughout the book, the characters in the novel gravitate toward the media from there wall screens as it has replaced their families, their teachers, and their books. Faber provides great insight into the media landscape of society in Montag's world when he informs Montag that "you can't argue with the four-walled televisor. Why? The televisor is 'real.' It is immediate, it has dimension. It tells you what to think and blasts it in. It must be right" (Bradbury 80). The media is seen as an irrefutable source of information and truth, even on matters where it has clear and known conflicts of
Inside the novel, Bradbury describes various fictional technologies, such as Seashell ear thimbles and wall-to-wall television screens, that play a dominate role in the lives of many people as their primary source for entertainment and information. For instance, Mildred is the typical example of a correctly conforming citizen as she actually believes that she lives in the "family" of shows. Her obsession with her on-screen family has led her to yearn for additional screen real estate as she tells her husband that "if [they] had a fourth wall, why it'd be just like this room wasn't ours at all, but all kinds of exotic people in the rooms" (Bradbury 10). Mildred's obsession with her on-screen family is very similar to today's society …show more content…
He shows how it can quickly go awry by depicting a society where all books are deemed offensive to the public and thus, banned. Society needs to respect the rights of the minorities as it allows the majority to rule. Otherwise authority is infringing on the necessities for happiness (another central theme, perhaps the most important) for individuals. Montag himself sought out to find what was missing in his life. Through his encounters with Faber he learned that it wasn't really the books that he was missing, it was the ability to maintain an environment in which he could freely and intimately interact with others and ideas to come up with his own conclusions about topic rather than blindly accepting the "truths" handed down in the parlor. These themes as well as censorship remain relevant today and this book continues to enjoy widespread popularity (with a new HBO film titled Fahrenheit 451 coming out Spring …show more content…
It also keeps them engaged by resorting to tactics and topics that are popular simply for their entertainment value. Throughout the book, the characters in the novel gravitate toward the media from there wall screens as it has replaced their families, their teachers, and their books. Faber provides great insight into the media landscape of society in Montag's world when he informs Montag that "you can't argue with the four-walled televisor. Why? The televisor is 'real.' It is immediate, it has dimension. It tells you what to think and blasts it in. It must be right" (Bradbury 80). The media is seen as an irrefutable source of information and truth, even on matters where it has clear and known conflicts of