Ray Bradbury’s, Fahrenheit 451, is an interestingly exciting book. Bradbury foreshadows outcomes from the banishment of reading English encouraged authors and perhaps the advancement of technology. From the beginning of the novel, one may notice the enjoyment that the protagonist, Montag, experiences from burning books. However, as the story develops, it is quite obvious to see Montag consciously change his beliefs. This ultimately encourages his realization that “firemen are rarely necessary”. Beatty explains to Montag that people “didn’t get along well until photographer came into its own. Then – motion pictures in the early twentieth century. Radio. Television. Things began to have mass” (Bradbury 54). The advancement of technology introduced the first stage the book burning phenomenon. A book that once took a few days to read and completely understand could now be explained in a short film. Things seemed much more convenient for the …show more content…
Knowledge is power. He blatantly expresses and describes knowledge as a threat when he explains, “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon. Breach man’s mind? Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?” (Bradbury 58). There are so many things that have replaced the idea of a book. Social media, celebrity tabloids, the Internet, and even video games have all become more important than reading. Even in urban communities, the school systems are slowly transitioning from tangible books and meaningful lessons to technology. The corner bookstores are diminishing one by one. And not solely because the introduction of ebooks, but perhaps because of two of three things missing from the book reading experience which Faber explains as “quality of information… leisure to digest it” (Bradbury 85). A lot of books today that are meant to appeal to particular group of individuals have no purpose or