Schools teach things such as math and history, but what most schools don’t do is teach children how to respond to challenges in their social lives. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the topic of technology is represented in a different way that opens your eyes, and makes you re-think how you have been thinking all along. Children need to be taught about technology and its effects on people's lives socially and emotionally, because through constant use, people become isolated from each other, replacing connections and destroying relationships. Technology is destroying the relationship between Montag and Mildred, taking over and replacing the bond. While Montag attempts to have a conversation with Mildred, she is not acknowledging Montag, and only responds with short answers like …show more content…
Montag and Mildred don’t seem to have a regular relationship. They don’t have a “connection” and don’t spend much time together. Montag even thinks about how “If she died, he was certain he wouldn’t cry. For it would be the dying of an unknown, a street face, a newspaper image.”(41). Montag feels like he doesn’t even know his wife. Her life completely revolves around her parlor walls, and they have no connection at all. Montag doesn’t show any affection for her throughout most of the book. “It is said that ‘moderation is the key to happiness’ but overuse of cell phones is leading to broken relationships and weak interpersonal skills.” Researchers say that cell phones cause a lack of socialization and create low self-esteem, which leads to depression at later stages. Technology and parlor walls cause people to forget how to interact with each other. Instead of having a face-to-face conversation, they are dependent on the entertainment from the walls rather than