Change In Fahrenheit 451, By Ray Bradbury

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Michelle Saldana Ms. Van Dervort English 2 HP - P.2 10/29/15 Need for Change Imagine a society where tablets sell as toys and voices sound similar to the clicks of typing keys. In this society, young children play with electronic gadgets instead of marbles and dolls. Adults communicate by texting their conversations rather than physically speaking. As the humans emerge into technology, they grant their full control to electronic devices. As an outcome, humans no longer have interest with one another, however, they now only have an interest with themselves. Interaction diminishes and ignorance grows due to the loss of corresponding to each other. Similarly, this society resembles the society Ray Bradbury depicts through the obsession with …show more content…

People use violence out of boredom or to end their unhappiness. Jason Kravarik and Sara Sidner, professional news reporters, describe a shooters intentions for the reason of having fun. The victim, explains that the murderer "shot people regardless of the answer" (Kravarik and Sidner 2). A man on a rampage kills an enormous amount of people because he finds himself in boredom. The shooter uses violence to solve his problem of boredom and to find a “fun” way to kill his time. People in society have become unhappy with their lives, finding the solution with the idea of violence. When people think of no way of finding happiness, they plan to commit suicide. Using violence, people hurt themselves and eventually kill themselves. The news reporters investigate that the shooter behind the deadly rampage "apparently committed suicide after exchanging gun fires with officers" (Kravarik and Sidner 1). The man who kills for fun did not have a happy life. In effort to ending his unhappiness, the shooter kills himself. Many people today consider committing suicide because of their unhappiness with themselves and the world. As the years pass on, suicide increases as a common situation in society. To stop violence, people should consider other activities such that of a natural high to help them avoid falling into boredom or to help them feel happy. If violence does not exist, society would evolve into a better state of peace and happiness. However, violence increases, and destroys society because people use it to end their boredom and