Technology In Fahrenheit 451, By Ray Bradbury

The dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, conveys the way technology can alter the way a civilization can think. In this novel, Bradbury reveals the true horrors of technology, through the main character's thoughts and actions. Guy Montag realizes the true void his heart is, trying to drown his sorrows in the cold, thick pages of books. Throughout the novel, technology has many different uses: destroying items that create negative feelings; wanting to create a positive source for society, and creating a false sense of reality. This causes the world to seem like this perfect environment that Montag doesn't fit inside.. Technology takes a turn for the worst, used to create a false sense of reality and capacity to feel. Making the

When Montag builds the courage to leave the woman to burn in her own home, the wool over his eyes starts to burn away. This woman rather died than conform to society's rules, which causes him to have a change of pace. He was a third-generation fireman; why would all the people before him support the wrong cause? Even famous people supported it, they wanted the right thing to happen since “1790, to burn english-influenced books by the colonies. First fireman: Benjamin Franklin”(32). He sees this and knows that it’s wrong, even though it’s the law, but deep down, he knew he should be a fireman: then what is the problem? Montag and Mildred, the happiest couple, exemplify the lost touch that the world shows. When Montag tries to read his hidden books, Mildred seems uncomfortable and panicked. When she reads the books, it's like the words float off the page, building a staircase right back to the parlor. Montag forced Mildred to read the books with him and instead of reading “ Mildred kept peering in at it with a blank expression”(67). Like a drug addict, itching and hungry for more. After a while, the truth of his hiding the books