Have you ever seen someone texting on their smartphone and were completely unaware of their surrounds? Maybe they tripped on the sidewalk, bumped into someone, or slammed their face into a locker. Well, that whole idea of being “addicted” to technology and how our society currently functions was predicted by a man named Ray Bradbury in his book Fahrenheit 451. Not really a big deal except the book was written in 1953 when black and white television was cutting edge, the hydrogen bomb was just released to the public, and disneyland didn’t even exist. Fahrenheit 451 essentially predicted the future regarding earbuds / bluetooth, widescreen televisions, facetime / facebook messenger, self driving cars, electronic surveillance, obsessive media coverage, and automatic banking …show more content…
They use tips from civilians or their mechanical dog to find books and burn down the location they’re found at. Our main character, Guy Montag, is a firefighter that meets a young girl named Clarisse McClellan who has an older way of thinking. She enjoys nature, talking to people, and reading books which are all extremely rare because people have become so addicted to their technology that human interaction is no longer relevant and is viewed as weird. Montag is somewhat curious is what she finds so interesting with things that everyone finds strange. Clarisse then goes missing and Montag is left alone with his wife who has her seashell radio (earbuds) in almost 24 / 7. Montage then has to go on a call with his fellow firefighters and burn down a house that is suspected of holding many books. Once they arrive at the old house, they meet an older lady who is defending her collection and saying that they’re in the wrong. Montag tries to reason with the women to step away from her house but she is reluctant to stay. Montag’s crew they proceeds to burn down the house along with the