Fahrenheit 451 Essay In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, he uses technology and Montag to express the idea that Over-reliance on technology interferes with inquiry and self-knowledge. In this Novel society is controlled by the technology around them, this Novel Is to warn readers not to be so attached to technology because it can affect social skills. For example, Montag states ¨ In her ears the little seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music…¨(10). This demonstrates that Montag is against technology he says that technology Is Absurd, and Violent. Montag also thoroughly dislikes the mechanical hounds used by the firemen, Montag Believes that one day it will …show more content…
This demonstrates that Montag truly does not like a walking metal hound that has eight legs, and beaming red eyes he also believes that the hound is too powerful and that it poses a threat to him and others who are trying to resist the government's control. Montag also believes in Fahrenheit 451 that banks should be monitored by humans not robots. ¨He had visited the bank which was open all night every night with robot tellers in attendance¨(88). This shows that Montag described what is going on In the bank and he thinks society Is crippling. Montag also observed something off mildred that was off about her, he said ¨he saw her leaning toward the great shimmering walls of color and motion where the family talked and talked and talked…¨(152) this demonstrates that Montag thinks that TV Is just a big distraction from reality and that TV is a way for the government to control people's thoughts and actions, and that TV provides people to stop thinking for themselves and have no inquiry or self-knowledge. Montag Is also afraid that TV can create a superficial society where people care more about appearances than real life