Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 over fifty years ago, yet he captured many attributes of our modern society with such authenticity it is hard to believe he imagined it. The parallels between the world of history and the world we live in are hard to ignore. Bradbury describes the entertainment devices adhering to today’s society. First, Bradbury states, “Behind her, the walls of the room were flooded with green, yellow, and orange fireworks sizzling and bursting to some music composed almost completely of trap drums, tom toms, and cymbals” (Bradbury 29). Bradbury’s description suggests the walls are similar to a television. Greg Lee, an LG employee, states, “” Were talking about a 65 inch TV that weighs under 167 pounds that’s held to the …show more content…
Society’s fast-paced thinking of today is embedded within Fahrenheit 451. Furthermore, Bradbury states, “My uncle drove slowly on a highway once. He drove forty miles an hour and they jailed him for two days” (Bradbury 4). In hence, society blinds itself to the dangerous speed limits set. Pennsylvania Turnpike released a statement, “Tomorrow morning, PennDOT and Turnpike crews will start installing new 70 mph signs, posts and foundations at some locations and replacing 65 mph signs with 70 mph signs at other locations” (Pennsylvania Turnpike and PennDOT Announce 70 mph Speed Limit Expansion). As stated, speeds will increasing reflecting Bradbury’s prediction of high and dangerous speeds. Loss of creativity shows in most of the people throughout the novel’s society. Lastly, Bradbury states, “With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word `intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved to be” (Bradbury 28). To sum up, a bland and thoughtless society has resulted from a lack of arts and humanities in early