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The Role Of Technology In Fahrenheit 451

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“The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.”-Malcolm Forbes. Forbes’s message was brief; nevertheless, the meaning behind it is something that the citizens living in Ray Bradbury’s, Fahrenheit 451, did not seem to comprehend. As readers are introduced to Guy Montag at the beginning of the novel, it’s evident that he is brainwashed by the oppressive demands of the firemen and the rest of his dystopian society. The society in which these people live in is one that deems it necessary to burn books and have these people’s lives revolve around the technology that it has to offer. However, it is through the influence of Clarisse McClellan, Faber, and Granger, the three mentors that Montag has throughout the novel, that
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