Technology In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

According to the Mobile Technology Fact Sheet, “29% of cell phone owners describe their cell phone as ‘something they can’t imagine living without”’ (Pew Research Center). However, technology can also have a positive impact for people. In the classic novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag works as a fireman in the 24th century burning down any evidence of books and replacing it with technology. Bradbury creates a negative effect on the use of technology. On the other hand, in today's society technology is widely used and it has had a positive effect. Bradbury’s perception of culture in Fahrenheit 451’s society can easily be compared and contrasted to modern society because there is no interaction, no concentration on education, and violence. In Bradbury’s society it is unknown for people to interact with each other. Mildred, Montag's wife, wants to “. . . afford to have the fourth wall installed. How long you figure before we save up and get the fourth wall-TV put in”’(20)? In the story Mildred is more involved with these TV walls than she is with her own family. This can relate to our society because at

Clarisse explains to Montag that the teens “. . .head for a Fun Park to bully people around, break windowpanes in the window smasher place or wreck cars in the car wrecker place. . .”(Bradbury 30). For fun and enjoyment the teens bully people or wreck things for their enjoyment. The teens are also killing people by shooting them or by running over them in their cars. However, in our society is is different. The author writes “the minute people start cheating on laws, what do you think would happen to society” (Vonnegut)? In Vonnegut's society everyone is equal so there is no violence because people are concentrating on how equal people are. This goes the same for our society because people only care about their electronics and they don’t mind about violence. These two stories are being contrasted with each