Stewart 1 Ja”Niyah Stewart Mr. Klever ENG III 14 April 2023 Fahrenheit 451 Essay Do you spend too much time connected to your screens? Fahrenheit 451 is about a technologically advanced society that has giant televisions, mechanical hounds, and further advanced medical equipment. In this novel, the most important law is that reading is illegal, and anyone seen with a book gets repercussions. In similarity to Fahrenheit 451 modern American society is very technologically advanced and we continue to evolve more, and there are constant wars with other nations, along with frustration among citizens while trying to expand their education. Modern society and Fahrenheit 451 are similar in multiple ways such as constant war, technology obsession, and education. Modern American society is just like Fahrenheit 451 because of constant war, obsession with technology, and education. In Fahrenheit 451 there were …show more content…
Education being shortened causes the citizens to rely on technology since there is nothing being taught to them in school outside of what the government wants them to know which isn’t much, so the citizens never really have a good education. Due to lack of education citizens who wanted to learn had to seek it out illegally “But Montag was gone and back in a moment with a book in his hand” (Bradbury 94). Similarly, modern American children are struggling in school. “The children who are truly at risk in this country are those who cannot read. Academic, emotional and social issues abound for children who are poor readers. Children who are behind their peers in reading struggle with low self-esteem and feelings of inadequacy” (Bernanke). Both modern society and Fahrenheit 451 have struggles with their