Technology In Fahrenheit 451

The novel Fahreheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is about a dystopian society caused by book burning. The book burning has caused the society to become dependent on technology while also leading technology to be societies source of happiness and distraction from the societies suffering. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, the author Ray Bradbury wants to reshape two parts of society, including the idea that people should care and participate in the society they live in, and the overuse of technology which causes society to be followers who don't question authority. It is crucial that individuals care and participate in their society, without care, individuals can’t sympathize with the rest of their society causing the whole society to become arrogant and self

When Mrs. Bowles says, “ It's like washing clothes: stuff laundry in and slam the lid.''Bradbury is using a simile to compare doing laundry to Mrs. Bowles's children, which gives Mrs.Bowles a tone of annoyance and inconvenience. Mrs.Bowles shows she doesn't care about her children with her tone because inconvenience means she rather be doing something else and isn't prioritizing her children making her self-centered. Contrast to the novel, in reality, mothers care for their children and prioritize them, but in the society Bradbury has created, motherhood is seen as an inconvenience and mothers show no sympathy for their children. Mrs.Bowles is a great example of how selfish and unsympathetic mothers are because she isn't considering how her children must feel, only caring about how they affect her. However mother’s like Mrs.Bowles aren't the only individuals who don't care for their society. Montag wants to rebel against humanity's selfish ways but Faber explains to him,” Can you dance faster than the White Clown, shout louder than ‘Mr. Gimmick’ and the parlour ‘families’?” and “In any event, you’re a fool. People are having fun” Since society is “having fun”, Montag would never be able to change its ways. Society must recognize that it is harming itself and desire change. To society, it is meaningless to stop doing something that fulfills their needs and makes them happy. Society has become selfish because the