Technology In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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When writers write they have to come up with a theme. The theme of this book is about technology and how is affects society it is called Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury explores the theme of technology is by showing its effect on the individual, the family, and society.Technology has affected mildred in Fahrenheit 451. Mildred think the television characters are her friends and she thinks they are talking to her. She have three walls of televisions and she the acts like she in the movie. The author says “When it comes time for the missing lines, they all look at me out of the three walls and I say lines.” When the television ask a question mildred would answer. This show that mildred thinks the two characters are her friends and she thinks they are talking to her. As …show more content…

They don’t care for children they think it ruin people lives. Ms. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles doesn’t really care for kids. The author says “How’re your children, ms.phelps?” he asked.”you know I haven’t any! No one in his right mind, the Good lord knows, would have children!” Said Mrs. Phelps, not quite sure why she was angry with this man.”I wouldn’t say that”, said Mrs. Bowles. “ I’ve had two children by caesarean section. No use going through all that agony for a baby.” They don’t care about nobody but themselves, they talk bad about kids and how they hurt, is to much work, and how they ruin people lives. This shows that they are selfish. They do this because people have been brainwashing them. Another reason they act like this is because they burn books and instead of reading them so they don’t have knowledge or any type of common sense. This is another way of how technology affected families in Fahrenheit 45l.The last way technology has affected society is that they don’t communicate with each other. They ignore each other like they don’t even exist. Technology have society so messed up they don’t even communicate with each