Every society has its’ values. The society in Fahrenheit 451, bears a striking resemblance to the values of our society, in which both our societies value leisure time and technology. By portraying a society that is dominated by technology alone, Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, is trying to convey a message to our world. Nowadays, technology is preciously valued because it provides entertainment, conversation topics, and a certain atmosphere to get away from the responsibilities in life. When writing Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury was trying to warn the world that people can become harmfully attached to technology, become lazy, and lose their sense of uniqueness. Opinions and thoughts are words that comes along with the word individualism, whereas they make a person unique. Because all the characters in the novel ever had to worry about was enjoyment, they became very single-minded. To further tell the readers that technology can be harmful, Bradbury created the Hound. In the novel, the Hound is only programed to hunt and kill. Montag talks about how the Hound has lost potential because it is only programed to do limited things (Bradbury 25). To this, the Hound serves as an allegory to the single-minded characters in the novel, whereas the Hound and the characters were only set out to do one thing. …show more content…
In the novel, characters are dangerously attached to their technology. To further convey his warnings, Bradbury created Mildred’s single-minded character. Mildred's attachment to technology grew out of control, to which she even considers the parlor her family. When being asked to turn the parlor off, Mildred refuses because she thinks of the parlor as her family (Bradbury 46). Although her husband, Montag, was in pain, Mildred prioritized her technology first over her husband. As people become attached to technology, technology is all a person would care