Theme Of Fahrenheit 451

The book Fahrenheit 451 is a book with many underlying themes. These themes include the use of technology and the status of the relationships in their society. Many character in Fahrenheit 451 are essential to the story, however, Guy Montag and Faber are the two most important and interesting people. Culture is also is different from our society today. Their beliefs are much different that ours today. There also appears to be something missing from their society. There are many themes in Fahrenheit 451 that apply to the real world. Technology is a major theme in the story

"All of those chemical balances and percentages on all of us here in the house are recorded in the master file downstairs. It would be easy for someone to set up a partial

People can change the dog to feel a certain way about a person. The advancements in technology have also made the people extremely reliant on those advancements. People do not go out and track down people if they broke the law. They can use the lava hounds to track them down for them. This is a form of physical control the government has. The TV walls are used for mental control over society. For example, Mildred seems to be brainwashed by these TVs. Especially by the virtual people that show up on the screen. Another major theme in the story is relationships that they have. When did we meet? And where?’ ‘When did we meet for what?’ she asked ‘I mean—originally.’ ” (Bradbury 40). This shows that even the people you live with and are married with do not have deep relationships with each other. The relationships in Fahrenheit 451 are superficial. People are not interested in learning about each other. Another example of relationships being artificial is when parents have kids. The only reason parents have kids is so the human race can lengthen. The kids often only see their kids once a month but do not seem to be bothered to see them so little. There are many underlying themes in Fahrenheit 451. These themes can be taken and be used to learn from for the future. Guy Montag and Faber both people that are enlightened and do not follow the society’s norm. Guy Montag has changed

Once he becomes enlightened, he begins to change his views on the world. He wants the world to be more free and individual. He wants the world to be like the world we live in today. Montag wants to have personal relationships but no one is willing to have one. This is an idea that that has changed dramatically from the beginning of the book. In the beginning of the book, Montag was similar to everyone in society, he never had or wanted and deep relationship. Faber is also a wise and important character in Fahrenheit 451. "I don't talk things, sir," said Faber. "I talk the meaning of things. I sit here and know I'm alive." (Bradbury 71). Faber was a professor and has watched the world lose the value of knowledge. Books hold value for Faber only in so far as they apply to life. He’s not a pedant by any stretch of the imagination. Faber is influential towards Guy Montag. He guides Montag through his transformation, encouraging the protagonist to explore the books he's recovered. This helps Montag become an individual and helps him become enlightened. Guy Montag and Faber both had an impact on each other, as well as their