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Fahrenheit 451 Key To Life Essay

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A Key to Life

“Nobody listens anymore. I can't talk to the walls because they're yelling at me, I can't talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say. And maybe if I talk long enough it'll make sense. And I want you to teach me to understand what I read.” ― Montag to Faber, pg. 38, Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury tells a deeply emotional tale of humanity’s possible future. The author states many ideas about our society today and his society during the time he wrote the book, 1953 during the Cold War. One of the primary elements he involved was the loss of human connection. He shows his ideas through technological advancement and the interaction a few of …show more content…

The government would give their citizens advanced technology such as parlor walls, which are basically giant wall sized TVs and seashells which are high technology earbuds, in order to make them believe that they were happy and distract them from the present problems (such as a war that was occurring). Mildred, the wife of Montag, who is the main character in the story, is the model for the average citizen in the book because she conforms to the government like most other citizens by following the strict laws of the country in addition to containing an obsession of electronic entertainment. She could not remember even the first time Montag and she had met before their marriage. “The first time we ever met, where was it, and when?" "Why, it was at --" She stopped. "I don't know," she said. He was cold. "Can't you remember?" "It's been so long." "Only ten years, that's all, only ten!" "Don't get excited, I'm trying to think." She laughed an odd little laugh that went up and up. "Funny, how funny, not to remember where or when you met your husband or wife." (pg. 20) Mildred ignorant of the reality in which she lived that she felt no true emotions, spending all her time with the parlor walls and seashells and consequently never knew

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