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Theme Of Isolation In Fahrenheit 451

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Can the change of mass culture cause isolation and distance between people? In the story of Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag discovers the reasons of why the world is the way it is,he goes on a journey through the story to show the truth of what is to become of all of us if our way of living doesn’t change. If our society sets us up for isolation between each other that will only follow. The way that people in Fahrenheit 451 view Socializing is different from how it is seen today,Clarisse notices this and brings up that ’’I'm very social indeed. It all depends on what you mean by social’’ (26). This statement speaks on how being social doesn't have the same meaning for everybody. Now in our society we use technology to speak to people and have interactions with each other,but its not face to face and isn’t real life encounters where everything is 100 percent authentic. To add to the last statement that was made, Clarisse added that ‘’I don't think it's social to get a bunch of people together and then not let them talk’’ (27) She explains that not having encounters in a place with a wide variety of people isn’t a healthy habit that should happen. In our word as we live in now we see a wide range of people everyday but …show more content…

And where?’’(40). At this point of the story Montag realizes that even the most important details in his life are as memorable as small details in his lifetime that have no value to him. The conversation impacts the couple to the point where even Mildred is shocked which she exclaims that ’’ how funny, not to remember where or when you met your husband or wife’’(40). In Montag’s day and age Husbands and wives come and go and a marriage isn’t something that keeps a person whole because everyone is independent in their own

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