Bradbury makes an additional social criticism expressed in this novel. He believes people are moving too quickly in life. Therefore, no one takes time to slow down and experience the moments they are in. In one scene in the novel, Montag and Clarisse are socializing on the street. At one point, Clarisse briefly mentions, “‘I sometimes think drivers don’t know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly’” (6). The drivers don’t reflect on what they are witnessing because they are moving swiftly in their cars. They only assume that the colors they pass by are grass or flowers. Bradbury uses this as a metaphor to compare people in modern society. We are always trying to reach the finish line quickly, whether it is to complete