Impact Of Technology Fahrenheit 451

Technology is a huge part of our everyday lives, from social media, to email, to many other everyday uses. It has been surrounding us for a long time now. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a great example of how technology impacts our lives. The technology use in Fahrenheit 451 repeatedly relates to us today by how it impacts our relationships, how we can become disconnected from the real world, and how we use and abuse technology. First of all, technology has a huge impact on the relationships you hold with others. In Fahrenheit 451 Mildred seems to be distracted a lot from Montag due to the parlor walls. Her mind is always on them; calling the characters family and never wanting to turn “them” off, “’Will you turn the parlor wall off?’ he asked. ‘That’s my family’” (48-49). The

In Fahrenheit 451 people tend to be more interested in their parlor walls than the real problems in their community. Mildred and her friends seem to be more interested in how the president looks than what they have to offer to the country, “’I voted last election, same as everyone, and I laid it on the line for President Noble. I think he’s one of the nicest-looking men ever became president’” (96). They’re also too caught up to try to deal with the teenagers who go around murdering people. Today many children, especially teenagers, will get too distracted by technology causing their grades to drop. Both the book and the real world show how easy it can be to become distracted by technology. People feel as if they have hundreds of friends due to followers and or Facebook friends; but in reality most people can find themselves lonely. It’s ironic how people can see all the activities their “friends” are doing, but they never actually hang out with them in person. Mildred makes the conscience decision to place the parlor walls above her duties as a spouse, therefore being disconnected from Montag quite a lot of the