Ignorant Individuals Impact Earth Why is it that people don’t care about nature anymore? Nowadays, people are so interested and caught up in their daily lives that they don’t notice the basic beauty of nature around them. Because of this, people now think that little events don’t mean big changes are occurring. Even though Bradbury’s dystopian novel warns readers about a society that doesn’t notice the basic elements of nature around them, our current culture has failed to pay attention, and his prediction has come to fruition, resulting in the thought that little things don’t relate to a bigger picture, such as global warming. The society within Fahrenheit 451 no longer notices the wonder nature has to offer. Montag, a thirty-year-old man, …show more content…
A few months ago, strange, frigid weather was sweeping across the nation. Some places saw their first snowfall in eight years. Other cities ended up being colder than cities that were closer to the North Pole. Scientists believe that this is because of global warming. Some people don’t believe that this weird weather means that global warming is a serious thing: “Some question how it could be so cold if the planet is heating up. Scientists say that despite our recent cold weather, the planet has slowly been getting hotter for more than a century." Two weeks of really cold temperatures don't negate decades of warming," explains Jake Crouch. He's a climate scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (The Cold Facts: The harsh weather this winter has some people wondering whether global warming is real, Scholastic News/Weekly) This quote shows that some people believe that small things don’t affect the bigger picture. Because people don’t know about the aspects of nature, they believe that global warming can’t be affected by such a small event. Our society thinks that one change in the weather doesn’t have a big impact on our planet. If these thoughts continue, our planet could end up dying even faster than it already is. Overall, people don’t understand that small things can have big