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Fahrenheit 451 Effects On Society

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The New York Times once printed, “We are closer to the twisted world of Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 than we care to admit.” This statement proves to be true in many ways. For example, in Fahrenheit 451, most of the characters are too wrapped up in their technology to comprehend what is going on around that. That can be proven true in today’s society, because many people are dependent on their technology, and are too absorbed in it to actually live in the moment of what is happening. Also, because of the technology, the families in the book are not very involved with each other. This also is becoming an issue in our society, because most families can barely get through dinner without being distracted by their cell phones. Violence is a major issue …show more content…

Drugs are not only legal in the society, but encouraged. In my opinion, the drugs are used to keep people’s minds occupied and to suppress their ideas or opinions. A reason that the people in the society turn to drugs is a lack of love. They are not shown any love by their family, and they do not feel any love towards their family. This causes a void that they feel the need to fill. Because the people are encouraged to use drugs, they do not question it, and they rely on them for their happiness. Once, when Millie overdosed on drugs, Montag called emergency services. When they came to help Millie, they said, “Hell… we get these cases nine or ten a night,” (Bradbury 15). This shows how heavily drugs are relied on. Although drugs are not legal in today’s society, we are somewhat close to Bradbury’s picture. There have been protests all over to legalize marijuana, and some states, such as Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington, have legalized the drug. Also, our family life also contributes to the increased drug abuse. For example, in the article “Risk Factors for Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use/Abuse Prevention”, it states, “Family factors appear especially important in the early initiation to drug use and the initiation to illicit drugs…” (Bogenschneider). Because many teens today have parents who are uninvolved in their lives, it is very easy for them to abuse substances. This just proves the point that our society is close to the society that Bradbury created in his novel Fahrenheit

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