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Ray Bradbury's Predictions In Fahrenheit 451

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In the book Fahrenheit 451 By Ray bradbury the predictions from the author werent all
The way correct but he was extremely close. Fahrenheit 451 centers around a man name
“Guy Montag”. Guy is Not so sure about how he feels about the world and is still searching
For his true feelings about it and to do this he goes against the government to find out. Bradbury
Must’ve been a psychic because his predictions were so close that it was quite scary.

Ray Bradbury correctly predicted earbuds ( which are known as seashells in the novel) flat-
Screen television sets and people talking to a digital wall which is similar to today's social
Media sites such as twitter, and facebook.. People have no other choice but to take action because The government …show more content…

You can call
The paramedics to get access to a machine to help you with whatever you need medically.
In the world of fahrenheit society is a mess. People rarely conversate regardless of how
Close you are relationship-wise. Lack of communication increases suicide rates because
People aren't truly happy with themselves nor the world. People have no idea of their history
Or even the world history. The Government could be the cause of this. While outlawing books
And brainwashing almost everyone Making them think that their television sets and their seashells are all the have in life.

The technology used in this society and very similar to what we use in our society . The people televisions covers the the entire wall and are just like today’s flat-screen Hd tv’s. The most advanced Technology would be the seashells. The they’re wireless and you can listen to your tv with no problem will your in front of it enjoying what you're viewing which is very almost if not just alike the the earbuds we use In our society. The most interesting are the fahrenheit society would be the digital wall. It’s a Way of communication that we can say is similar to todays facebook , twitter or

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