Communication Technology In Fahrenheit 451, By Ray Bradbury

Every day, everywhere people are using technology to check email, calculate tax, and talk with each other. Technology has greatly affected the social structure today and in Fahrenheit 451. Technology has effected how the TV controls our lives, how we communicate with one another, and how strong the social structure is In both the real world and Fahrenheit 451.

Fahrenheit 451 is a book by Ray Bradbury, written after World War II and it examines the corruption of technology in a dystopian society. This book explains how a dystopian society works and how people are so attached to television and cars and do not enjoy the natural world. People in a dystopian society are full of fear and sadness. They do not have equality or freedom, they are all so soaked up in technology that it is illegal for them to do simple stuff, such as, reading books. The book, Fahrenheit 451 explains how firefighters start fires rather than stopping them. A firefighter’s job is do burn books, since books are illegal to have because they go against the power of technology and modernization. In a dystopian society, people should be unhappy, unequal, violent, and brutalized and that is what is exactly being seen throughout this book. As Ray Bradbury captures the attention of many readers, he captures our attention on how the future could be if technology would become so extreme. Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 is not about control, but it is a novel about how television destroys curiosity in reading literature.

Most often, people can be seen walking with their heads down, immersed in the technology in front of them, ignoring the whole world. Societies often contain a lot of technology, allowing people to use it in helpful or hurtful ways. Some technology can be lifesaving, but there is also technology that can destroy life in less than a second. Most often, people seem to not understand what technology is doing and how it is impacting their lives. Instead, they are blinded by the few positives of technology that actually hurt the society more than they can recognize. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the society is heavily dependent on technology. Technology has a negative impact on the characters in Fahrenheit 451. People in the society become addicted to the parlor walls, cars go so fast that they don’t see anything outside and the mechanical hound instills fear in people.

Fahrenheit 451 a novel which criticizes today’s society by mocking it in the future since that is when the novel is taking in place. Ray Bradbury’s novel was about a city trying to become a utopia, which is perfect land with true peace, but in this certain utopia it bands all educational books. Of course in the beginning everything is all fine until a character decides to read a book and that will mark the beginning of his quests to find the knowledge to understand what he is reading. Bradbury’s vision of his future society is pretty accurate on today’s society with the use of technology and education.

An example of technology going awry in Fahrenheit 451 is the dystopian society’s use of the Mechanical Hound, or “The Hound”. The Hound is a bringer of peril in the form of a robotic canine, savagely punishing those who go against modern ideals, such as the reading and hoarding of books, by injecting them with lethal toxins. It quite obviously has exceptional technology going for it, as it stores "so many amino acids, so much sulphur, so much butterfat and alkaline", which makes it capable of tracking up to ten thousand victims to their inevitable demise. Dogs originally were companions to firefighters, being used to sniff out the weak or injured, but have proved themselves to be quite the opposite in the present Fahrenheit 451 society. Montag

“In the last 50 years, up to 100,000 Americans lost their lives due to inactivity leading to some sort of conditional disease such as heart disease [including the laziness within people of society]” (Wise 12). So many people have died from becoming lazy, doing nothing but go on their phones, devices, rather than doing everyday things. Technology has changed the way society approaches life, always depending on it rather than themselves and others. The society today consists of nothing but TV screens, telephone, smartphones, iPads, and items the 19th century would consider a dream to lay hands on. A book written by Bradbury presents lack of effort people put into their lives and society; Bradbury predicts how the future will become later on in the society. Becoming more similar to the laziness and ignorance in the novel, Fahrenheit 451, the society today struggles the society today struggles with dependency on technology which results to lack of social interactions with one another and failure in becoming literate with books.

Society’s dependence on technology has proven to impair communication skills. In the novel, Mildred and her friends serve as a powerful example of this. One night, Mildred held a social gathering at her house, which consisted of watching movies. Montag, the novel's main character, increasingly became more distressed and pulled the TV plug. He proclaimed, “Let’s talk” (Bradbury 271). The women’s reaction to the proclamation suggests they were uncomfortable. The novel states, “The woman jerked and stared” (272). As Montag asks them questions about their lives, they struggle to answer. As a result of making technology the center of their lives, these women were unable to hold a simple conversation. In addition, following 15 years of research,

In Fahrenheit 451, technology ruins literature, and everyone’s life. Similar to in “Kid Kustomers”, technology ruins parents’ lives, as it explains that businesses are targeting kids for advertisements. These kids, annoy their parents until they give in to what they want. Both of the technology used in these texts is television. In Fahrenheit, television is responsible for replacing literature, curiosity, and intelligence. Technology is also the government's use of oppression. Faber states in Fahrenheit 451, “He took Montag quickly into the bedroom and lifted a picture frame aside, revealing a television screen the size of a postal card. "I always wanted something very small, something I could talk to, something I could blot out with the palm of my hand, if necessary, nothing that could shout me down, nothing monstrous big” (Bradbury Chap.2). Faber recognizes the power and danger that television has, and its ability to take over. Similar to how television is the main source of misconception and technology in Fahrenheit, Eric Schlosser states, “Far from being banned, TV advertising aimed at kids is now broadcast twenty-four hours a day, closed—captioned and in stereo...The typical American child now spends about twenty-one hours a week watching television — roughly one and a half months of TV every year” (Schlosser 3/4). This quote demonstrates how television is being used as business, rather than its original design for enjoyment. In conclusion, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and “Kid Kustomers” by Eric Schlosser, both use technology as a misconception, and a

Social networking is the mainstream way to communicate with anyone. Teenagers are obsessed with social networking, no one calls each other unless it’s extreme circumstances or their mother. Sharing pictures, sharing life stories, and sharing opinions online has been the way of life and the norm for kids growing up with computers and smart phones. The parents to this generation have not grown up in the same environment and have different standards for online activity. In the Article “ 10 Reasons Why I Avoid Social Networking Services” written by Alan Norton, he lists why he does not use social networking services. His personal beliefs are backed up with statistics and hold true to many people in his generation but not in the younger ones.

In Ray Bradbury’s, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag, the protagonist in the book, lives in a period of time where television is imperative while literature is on the verge of eradicating. Bradbury portrays a society where entertainment is not only a distraction, but it becomes a dominant aspect in the way individuals function in society. Furthermore, Montag’s ideal world is a world that sees a concept in books rather than television. We live in a world full of advanced technology, however there are drawbacks in the midst of the benefits. Fahrenheit 451 is an example that depicts the disadvantages that comes with the overuse of technology.

The book Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, predicts many technologies and societal issues we see today. In the story there is a man named Guy Montag, who is a firefighter. One day he meets a girl named Clarisse, who changes his view about everything. Her stories made him realize that his job makes him unhappy and that he loves books. Often times science fiction writers make predictions about the future that may or may not turn out to be true.

Have you ever been so caught up with technology that you do not understand what is going on around you? Well, in this novel Bradbury illustrates that you can be so focused on technology that you can forget about the important things that are happening. The main character, Montag, is put in a situation where he disagrees with the laws that are being enforced. He works for the fire department were instead of putting out fires, they burn all the books they see. Montag then puts this into his own hands to try to figure out why the government wants to burn every single book in the world. The characters, cultures, and themes in Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 create an interesting dystopian novel that serves as a warning to future readers.

Michael J. Fox once said, “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” (Michael J Fox) However, in Fahrenheit 451 and “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury this idea is aggressively rejected. The characters in Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, live in a society where technology negatively impacts their family and relationships with each other. Similarly, the characters in Bradbury’s short story, “The Veldt” are captivated by technology which has a huge toll on their family and relationships. Fahrenheit 451 and “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury discusses the negative impact technology has on family and relationships through the use of symbolism, imagery and character development in both stories.

In our society, technology is ruling over us and people are spending so much time on these technologies. Ray Bradbury predicted in Fahrenheit 451 that technology will cause a downfall in human interaction, “She was an expert at lip reading from ten years of apprenticeship at Seashell ear-thimbles,” (16). In Fahrenheit 451, there are alot of different things that cause noise and stop interaction between the people. Tvs, earbuds, and driving at high speeds causes interaction between people to cease and not possible anymore in the book. It is a world where people do not talk much and just listen to music, people on tv, or just

Today, teens are spending one third of their day using technology according to a new study released by Common Sense Media. That is a whole nine hours spent mindlessly surfing the web or watching cat videos. In the science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury writes a social commentary on what the future may look like if technology continues to be overused. In his dystopia, all books are banned and the government controls almost every aspect of people’s lives by brainwashing them with technology. Firemen burn down people’s houses who have books, Guy Montag being one of them. Slowly, Montag starts to question his society and steal books, to the dismay of his technology obsessed wife, Mildred. Bradbury uses Mildred as a symbol of societal corruption to highlight the dangers of excessively using technology.