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Parlor Walls In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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Human qualities such as happiness, guardianship, and determination disintegrate from neglect caused by addiction to technology, as displayed by Mildred's and her friends' excessive technology use. While discussing the nonphysical quality of books, Mildred remarks, "My 'family' is people. They tell me things; I laugh, they laugh! And the colors!" (Bradbury 68). In this situation, Mildred obsesses over the positive characteristics of the parlor walls and the glee that the colorful characters bring her. She finds the parlor walls extremely enjoyable and uses them as a method of escape from reality. Her only elation materializes from the parlor walls since she cannot thoroughly connect with her husband, Montag. As a result of technology being her single source of …show more content…

You heave them into the 'parlor' and turn the switch" (Bradbury 93). Mrs. Phelps crudely describes the little time she spends with her children. Her minimal parenthood obligation allows her to place them in a terrible education rather than spending any valuable time with her children. Furthermore, she employs the parlor walls to care for her kids instead of being a proper parent. Mildred's friends show off a very inhuman trait of completely ignoring their children. The overreliance on technology to raise young children depicts a dopy indolence for those biologically closest to us. Without appropriate guidance, children become cheaters, criminals, and unsuccessful. This pathway of life should never impose upon a child, but these unfortunate conditions frequently occur in broken families. Able grown-ups with custody of kids are responsible for raising their children properly so they do not end up in substandard places. Parents who properly guide their sons and daughters gain the crucial human quality of responsibility for childrearing. Raising a child one brings into the world is a humongous duty, something a parent cannot

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