Effects Of Technology In Fahrenheit 451

Riley McClay

Benedetto

English IV

23 Jan 2023

No More Technology It must be acknowledged that technology can have a negative effect on someone. Technology is used as a distraction. People are so distracted by technology that they isolate themselves. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, technology is used as a distraction a lot. It badly affects relationships and also affects communication with others. Nowadays people don’t even pay attention to the real world because they are so invested in their phones. The government should put restrictions on technology and limit the time that gets spent on technology. Technology can have a bad effect on one’s relationships with others. This is shown in the novel with Montag and his wife, Mildred. In this article

According to an article, “The evidence Harris collates suggests that smartphones and digital technologies are fundamentally reducing our ability to pay attention. We can’t concentrate or bring ourselves to stop getting distracted, as these technologies are literally designed to keep your attention,” (Technology is Stealing Our Time). This is evidence to show that technology is distracting people from the real world. People aren’t paying attention to the real world because all their attention is towards technology. This is shown in Fahrenheit 451 through Mildred’s seashells. In the novel it states, “And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk coming in, coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind,” (Bradbury 24). This is how Mildred uses these little Seashells. They are like headphones and she uses them to tune out the world for an electronic ocean of sound. This is a type of technology that is used today to keep people from paying attention. Airpods are what most people use nowadays. People will have them blasting and not listen to anything around them. Limiting technology time would increase the amount of people paying attention, especially in a classroom

People just get too distracted because they’re so glued to technology. They don’t see what’s actually going on in the world. The government putting restrictions on screen time would have a real positive effect. People would be focused without being distracted. They would be more involved in everything. If it doesn’t get limited, people are just going to continue to use more and more technology and get even more distracted. People are going to be stuck in their rooms. The government needs to realize that this would be a good