The Role Of Technology In Fahrenheit 451

Daniel J. Boorstin once said “Technology is so much fun, but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.” Boorstin adverts to the fact that in an era dominated by technology; people have lost the ability to think for themselves and are constantly given trivial information. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, adolescents are taught an amplitude of information, but the material is rather aimless and inane. In the year 2053, time spent watching television and laying bed is thought to be more valuable than time used to think and converse with others. Bradbury prognosticated that society would in turn lose its ability to effectively communicate and would begin occupying its people with nugatory work. In his bestselling novel, Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury warn future generations about the dangers of busy work and lack of communication. Many modern day school system preoccupy kids with hours of meaningless work, consequently leaving children without the time to reflect on life and to truly comprehend what they have been taught. This also holds true to the novel Fahrenheit 451. Clarisse states that school consists of “an hour of TV class, an hour of basketball or baseball or running, another hour of transcription

He predicted schools would turn to extensive hours of work and would not allow kids the time necessary to form an opinion and to think. They would in turn become the same person with the same priorities. Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 with the goal of cautioning future generations about the risks of losing individuality. He highlighted the problems that can occur if authority figures stuff a child’s brain with irrelevant information. Fortunately, society possesses the ability to change these things if they fix the schooling system and advocate for the lessening of phone usage. When 2053 arrives, will society be like it was in Fahrenheit