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Fahrenheit 451: Technology
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Technology In The World Today
Technology changes the way children think
- 95% of teens ages 12-17 spend a majority of their time online (Psychology Today, 2015)
Conclusion
Technology addiction and isolation is a recurring theme in Fahrenheit 451
This relates to the world today because.....
Summary
Citations
- Set in the 24th century
- Story of the protagonist, Guy Montag.
- Montag loves his profession as a fireman
- Montag soon begins to question the value of his profession
- They witness the atomic destruction if his former city and dedicates himself to rebuilding a literate and cultural society.
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967. Print.
Http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69NkP5HWHhlskhCyOApLhw. "Discussion with Ray Bradbury." YouTube. YouTube, 03 Feb. 2016. Web. 14 June 2016.
Mildred & Isolatioon
Bradbury, Ray. "Discussion with Ray Bradbury." Readable. Readable, 27 May 2016. Web. 14 June 2016. <http://www.allreadable.com/f590LlpM>.
- Obsessed with television.
- Is deeply unhappy
- Neglects her husband
- She’s severely bothered by the fact that her life is empty and filled with hours of mindless television.
Technology & Isolation in Fahrenheit 451
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"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 makes sense" (Bradbury, 82)
Montag's Isolation
Isolation
To be isolated means that someone is separated from everyone else. (Dictionary.com, NA)
Montag seems to be
- psychologically isolated
- goes against what the majority of his society believes.
“In her ears the little seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight and an electronic ocean sound of music and talk coming in on the share of her unsleeping mind. (pg 12.)