Effects Of Technology In Fahrenheit 451

Effects of technology

The overuse of technology has affected man’s willingness to be successful for centuries. This overuse has it caused a lack of communication between humans as well as reaffirming man’s reliance on technology. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury displays how the overuse of technology can lead to the lack of knowledge and communication in society.

There are many contributing factors to why the overuse of technology has led to the lack of communication in Montag’s society. When Montag, the protagonist in the story, is burning his house after getting caught with books, : “...he had lived here in this empty house with a strange woman who would forget him tomorrow, who had gone and quite forgotten him already, listening to her Seashell

The lack of communication displays how Mildred’s overuse of technology has lead to little interaction between them, which makes Montag believe he is living with a stranger. When Montag is taking with Mildred before they go to sleep: “Millie. . .?’ he whispered. ‘What?’ ‘When did we first meet?And where?’ ‘When did we meet for what’ she asked. ‘ I mean-- originally.’ He knew she must be frowning in the dark. He clarified it. ‘ 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’” (40). When Montag gets home from work, he tries interact with Mildred because he feels very distant from her and wants to connect with her in some way. This portrays how Montag is questioning his relationship with his wife because he realizes how distant they are when it comes to communicating with each other. When Montag is questioning Mildred about the sleeping pills: “‘ Heck,’ she said, ‘ ‘what would I want to go and do a silly thing like that for’. ‘I don’t know,’ he

When Clarisse, Montag neighbor, talks to montag: “she laughed at this, ‘Good night!’ She started up her walk. The she seemed to remember something and came back to look at him with wonder and curiosity. ‘Are you happy’ she said. ‘Am I what?’ he cried. But she was gone- running in the moonlight. Her front door shut gently.” When Clarisse is about to go inside her house, she turns around and says to Montag “Are you happy”. This starts a chain reaction in Montag's mind and at first, he laughs at the idea, yet later on, he realizes he is not happy and starts to question his life: his wife, his job, the society he lives in. This is important because it displays how through all of his life, Montag just accepts things for the way they are and does not put any thought into it; however this time he starts to question something which he has never done before. In addition, when Montag and Mildred are reading books together: “He opened another book. ‘That favorite subject, Myself.’ He squinted at the wall. ‘That favorite subject, Myself.’ I understand that one,’ said Mildred. Montag and Mildred are looking through books one day when Montag finds a book titled That Favorite Subject, Myself. When he is looking through the book, Mildred says that she can relate to that title. This is very ironic to Montag because Mildred, doesn’t even care about herself. All she wants to do is watch the