A prominent theme in Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, is how technology progresses. The science-fiction novel is in a future setting, where people have become ignorant to the world around them and what is going on because of technology. It is not an uncommon view for older generations that the rapid modernization of the world around us is a negative; this is also the plot of Fahrenheit 451. Technology is demonized and given animal-like qualities like,” the mechanical hound.” One of Montag’s greatest fears, this invention shows the darker side of technology, like the rest of the book. There are no positive things that have been influenced by technology in the book. Another example of how the book shows technology as a negative influence would …show more content…
She is an example of common person in the future, with most everyone having a view similar to hers. Seeing children as nothing more than a dish to be washed is heavily frowned upon in a world, ours, where you are not happy until you’ve reproduced. This makes the reader believe technology is taking away the most valuable thing we have to give, the children. Another way the novel is stigmatizing technology is how common suicide is in this new, modern world. Mrs. Bowles, ”third husband [blows] his brains out”, nevertheless it isn’t brought up until Montag becomes enraged at the women’s ignorance. Not only does Mildred Montag attempt to take her life, but she does so without ever expressing a second thought afterwards, like it was just something that happened, and may or may not happen again. It seems that suicide is not rare in this new age, like finding a penny on the sidewalk, and this occurs because we are ‘no longer connecting with others.’ Technology is the new age scapegoat, like every negative decision anyone will ever make is directly connected to it. This theme is important because it connects to our lives. People get information from the media, in the form of books, articles, and