Fahrenheit Analysis

The books are dying. Not in the likeness of Tom Riddle’s diary in the Harry Potter series, but rather the importance of books and literature is becoming considerably less. Kids are spending more time focusing on the latest and greatest Call of Duty game and adults are eager to download the next episode of Game of Thrones, while the books are pushed to the back of the shelf. If Americans continue to focus solely on the movie or the video game rather than reading a good book, they will never allow themselves to use their creative thinking and broaden their horizons. As human beings continue down the road of ignorance they have paved, they are headed straight towards a destination equivalent to Fahrenheit 451, where people care so little about

Most kids would much rather receive the latest Iphone X for christmas rather than a simple book. Events all across the country are leading to the conclusion that books have lost their value in society today. For example, the recent funding cuts for the Louisa County library has resulted in a decrease in the hours of operation and a tighter budget on resources available to the public. “Library officials said they have no choice but to reduce hours by one per week because the Louisa County Board of Supervisors didn’t provide enough funding in the current fiscal year budget, leaving a $4,600 deficit.” (Central Virginian). Although the library is a great place to access the internet, books and research material, most people aren’t affected to greatly at this unfortunate change. Majority of people in the county have a smartphone, which gives them access to just about everything, in the comfort of their own

A person cannot walk down the street without spotting someone with a phone in their hands or earphones blasting incomprehensible sound from within their ears. It’s a rare sight to catch someone with a book in their hand, casually reading. In classrooms, computers and tablets are becoming a familiar sight and work books are slowly disappearing. “Some studies show that using technology can help improve anything from reading comprehension skills to content-area learning. Others have found no effect, or even a negative effect. For example, although schools in the Kyrene School District of Arizona have been introducing large amounts of technology into the classroom since 2005, their reading and math scores have plateaued.” (Perles) Over the past several years, technology has taken a toll on kids education, their connection with nature and their ability to use their own creativity. Kids no longer want to go outside and explore, they can simply pull up an app if they want to “explore”. Children don’t have reach into their mind and pull out their inner creativity, they simply look up other people’s ideas on the internet with no effort needed. With their creativity, curiosity and critical thinking dropping, their grades tend to follow along with that pattern. With lack of interest and ability to think for themselves, students grades in core classes are slipping through the