Technology In Fahrenheit 451, By Ray Bradbury

Technology is both a miracle and a disaster in society today. New improvements have allowed children to be physically safer now more than ever, allowing parents to know where they are 24/7. However, studies have shown that the mental state of children is in decline, as the addiction to devices continues to drive a separation between efteens and their friends, forcing many into a deep depression, subsequently provoking a rise in self-harm rates. Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, written in 1953, gives us a glimpse into the future in order to display the screen-obsessed and censorship - filled society in which the main character, Montag lives. Bradbury was unknowingly able to predict technological advancements and their destructive effects

Showing Society’s indifference and meer- acceptance of war, Mrs. Phelps says, "'Oh they come and they go,' 'In again out again Finnegan, the army called Pete yesterday. He'll be back next week. The army said so. Quick war. Forty-eight hours they said, and everyone home. That what the army said. Quick war" (90). Mrs. Phelps is so unaware and trusting of the army. Being that Mrs. Phelps is the ‘status quo’ of people in that time period, the readers can take away from this quote that the government has the civilians in a trance, believing whatever they say about war. Another important aspect is that Mrs. Phelps describes going to war is an ordinary task and that there is no thought involved. Technology has allowed for this to happen. During the time when Montag was on the run and his visit to Faber, Faber asks if Montag knew the war was happening ; 'God isn't it funny?' 'It seems so remote because we have our own troubles.'" (Pg. 125) : In this quote, Faber brings up the fact that war seems so ‘remote’ because it does not directly involve them. This is a great prediction of what is happening today. There are wars going on in the world currently that many are not aware of because they are so distracted with their own day to day lives. Ironically, these people would not be able to conduct their daily activities if it was not for the men and women fighting to keep us safe. Finally, Montag first notices the existence of war and starts to question many aspects behind it, including how do the bombers get up that high and why no one wants to talk about the war itself by asking, “Is it because we're so rich and the rest of the world's so poor and we just don't care if they are? I've heard rumors; the world is starving, but we're well-fed.” Montag is the only person so far in the novel who has