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Unimportant Objects In Fahrenheit 451

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In Fahrenheit 451, many objects that were vital to positive and happy lives, were taken out of homes as society progressed. Rocking chairs were objects that used to be placed in children’s bedrooms, so their mother or father can read them stories before bed. They no longer existed in the repressive society of Fahrenheit 451. The same went for beautiful, relaxing front porches, a place for family and friends to communicate and have meaningful conversations. Elegant, serene gardens allowed people to have a creative outlet and enjoy the simple things life had to offer. Unfortunately, they had the same fate, as they were withdrawn from society. Children and adults grew up in a world here these seemingly unimportant objects did not exist. Although …show more content…

They had very little human interaction and cared little about human life. Mildred and her friends were at home watching “White Clown”, a T.V. show that degrades the importance and miracle of being alive. (Hamilton 84) People watched this show because they had nothing else to do; Books, rocking chairs, front porches, and gardens had already been removed from society. That same night Montag asks Mildred’s friends if they are worried about their husbands who are in war. They reply by simply stating that they will let their husbands worry about it rather than them. One lady says that her husband told her that if he dies, to go and get remarried and not think about him. (Hamilton 86) These women, along with most other citizens have this same frame of mind: life does not matter. How could it if you are not really alive? Early in the novel, Mildred attempts to commit suicide by swallowing multiple sleeping pills. When Montag asks the doctor if she will be alright, the doctor responds with leisure, saying that she will be fine. He tells Montag that they just got another call of attempted suicide like it is a daily occurrence. The people have nothing to live for and just give up. Regular late night computer usage is shown to cause stress and depression, and even possibly mental health issues. (Doctor Sarah Thomée) This shows one reason why people in Fahrenheit 451 were so depressed. They all were consumed by technology to the point where it affected their health and

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“Gray animals peering from electric caves, faces with gray colorless eyes, gray tongues and gray thoughts looking out through the numb flesh of the face” (Bradbury 132). The people in Fahrenheit 451 are exactly as the protagonist, Montag, describes them: gray, animal, dehumanized and lifeless. Ray Bradbury has built a society in which people spend their days mindlessly watching television. Violence, bullying and murder are common, especially coming from school children, who spend their school days watching even more television. Montag is a fireman who burns books and slowly comes to understand the dehumanized and meaningless state that his society is in.

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