How Is Technology Used In Fahrenheit 451

Bradbury and the 20th Century

Ray Bradbury’s futuristic world of Fahrenheit 451 is shockingly similar to the one we live in today.In his world technology overpowers the use of knowledge and social interaction. Bradbury was not too far off the mark with what he envisioned would happen in 50 years. He depicted that technology would be more sophisticated and take a part in our everyday routine, entertainment would become more significant in our lives, and families would start becoming distant. The problems that are present in Bradbury’s world might not be more extreme than what’s current in our society, but if left unattended, they could grow to be just as monstrous as he predicted

The Mechanical Hound plays a rather important role of symbolism in Fahrenheit 451. “The Mechanical Hound slept, but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its

The ear thimble is like a cellphone and the seashell ear is similar to something like wireless headphones. These inventions interfere with personal relationships and seem to stimulate almost an absent presence. In this story Mildred is constantly plugged into her seashell ears. “and in her ears the little seashells, the thimble radius tamped right, and an electronics ocean or sound, of music, and talk and music, and talk coming in, coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind” (12). Headphones and cell phones in our time constantly take away from communication and interaction. Headphones and cell phones also have become huge problems in our society in the classroom. “Technology is producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis” (http://gauravhardikar.com/tech_education/negative.html). As most people know those are two important factors in a classroom setting. Schools that have banned the use of technology have seen an increase in academic achievement in test