Historical And Social Context Of Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 gives us a preview into a society where people are enclosed with instant satisfaction, books have become inconsequential to their lives and treated with disregard. In the story we are known that fireman whose job is to burn books, since society feel threatened by the separation between people that results from reading books and sharing thoughts that are vary from them. I believe the historical and social context in Fahrenheit 451 has noteworthy connection to our society nowadays.

First, the extensive use and overly depend on technology in the text reflect on the real-world situation. One well-demonstrated example, Montag's wife, Mildred, represents the everyday life of plebeian class in the society, she always wore a pair of headphones at home, and

(n.d.). Symbolism of the seashell in botticelli’s 'The birth of Venus'.). Which means the headphone the radios are her shield, but not her family and home. It reflects people's indifference to the real world. Smart products and technology replace the emotive requirements of people. (Atieh Poushneh1 and Arturo Z. Vasquez-Parraga. (2019). Emotional Bonds with Technology: The Impact of Customer Readiness on Upgrade Intention, Brand Loyalty, and Affective Commitment through Mediation Impact of Customer Value. SciELO - Scientific electronic library online.) Mildred's behaviour was a kind of escape, an rejection of the spiritual life, only the constant satisfying and occupying of her thoughts could help prevents her mind from having free time for a inspection of the society and her contentment. Moreover, “His wife stretched on the bed, uncovered and cold, like a body displayed on the lid of a tomb, her eyes fixed to the