Fahrenheit 451 Essay
What if nobody ever talked to each other and kept their heads buried in their technology? Well, this kind of thing has happened in the book Fahrenheit 541. Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian society where they burn books and have constant threats of war. Also in Fahrenheit 451, there are characters such as Clarisse who are co-dependent on their technology. Modern American society is like the society in the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury because we are too reliant on technology, we have become addicted to technology, and we have war and dangerous weapons that come from technological advancements. My big question is have we today become Fahrenheit 451 in the talks of whether we are more reliant on technology? This can be
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Both forms of literature use examples and explain how being addicted to technology is a very bad thing. “‘Isn’t this wonderful?’ cried Mildred. ‘Wonderful!’... ‘Millie, did you see that?’ ‘I saw it, I saw it!’ Montag reached inside the parlor wall and pulled the main switch. The images drained away. as if the water had been let from a gigantic crystal vowel of hysterical fish. The three women turned slowly and looked with unconcealed irritation and then dislike at Montag. ‘ When do you suppose the war will start?’ he said. ‘I notice your husbands aren’t here tonight.’”(Bradbury 5). Similarly, in the article, The 6 Most Common Types of Technology Addiction Mildred and her friends from Fahrenheit 451 shows how technology addiction is a very bad thing that ruins your connections with the people in your life. “Furthermore, technology addiction can impact the brain’s ability to produce natural feel-good neurotransmitters such as dopamine, as well as lead to increased impulsivity.”(Sternlicht). In recent times people have become so much more connected to their electronics and have developed many different addictions to them which can lead to mental