The novel “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury is a cautionary tale to present-day readers about the detrimental influence of modern technology and the dependency society has on it. In this dystopian style future illustrated throughout the book, all forms of practical education are outlawed. Books and critical thinking are strictly banned while weak, mindless entertainment reigns supreme. The entirety of this novel is meant to act as an urgent wake up call to the current and future generations to realize the toxic effects of the reliance people have on technology. In “Fahrenheit 451”, society as a whole has lost touch with reality, leaving everybody without the critical thinking skills needed to be normal, stimulated humans. One of the major contributors being the book ban. The government officials concluded that if …show more content…
These people are surrounded by technology all the time and it is slowly dehumanizing them. The Pixar film “Wall-E” does an excellent job of painting a picture of what the future will be like if the world keeps submitting to the corruptive will of modern technology. A prime example in the movie is when “Mary's chair shorts out. ...holo-screen shuts off...jumpsuit defaults back to red… For the first time Mary has an unobstructed view. Her eyes slowly dilate. It's as if she's seeing the world for the first time…” (Wall-E). The people on the ship are so used to using technology for minute tasks, they don’t