Comparing Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 And Today
In Fahrenheit 451, time goes by faster because of all the time that is spent on technology. Our society is becoming more and more like the society in the book because people are becoming more addicted to the technology when we should be paying attention to our surroundings in the real world.
The society in Fahrenheit 451, is so occupied on their phones that they don't have a notice of time. Today's society has became very similar and is going to lead to worse in the future. As it says in the book, “School is shortened, discipline relaxed, philosophies, histories, languages dropped, english and spelling gradually neglected, finally almost ignored, Life is immediate, the jobs count, pleasure lies all about after work why learn anything save pressing buttons pulling switches fitting nuts and bolts.” (Bradbury 53). The quote is saying that the society is becoming less relaxed and we are worrying about our social lives instead of work and our education.
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This quote relates to it, as it says, “In the past people used technology as a tool for making survival an easier endeavor. Nowadays we are witnessing a shift in the role technology is playing in our society and may continue to play for generations to come. In the modern-day world technology is no longer a tool for survival but it turned to a means of communication and entertainment. Mass communication technology has made it easier than ever to connect with people. At the same time this raises the concern of whether technology has a good or bad influence on our society, is the use of technology destroying face-to-face interaction and communication between people?”. Technology is used a lot more than necessary and time is going by a lot faster because of all the time spent on
The society in Fahrenheit 451, is so occupied on their phones that they don't have a notice of time. Today's society has became very similar and is going to lead to worse in the future. As it says in the book, “School is shortened, discipline relaxed, philosophies, histories, languages dropped, english and spelling gradually neglected, finally almost ignored, Life is immediate, the jobs count, pleasure lies all about after work why learn anything save pressing buttons pulling switches fitting nuts and bolts.” (Bradbury 53). The quote is saying that the society is becoming less relaxed and we are worrying about our social lives instead of work and our education.
In the book, they don't realize what is around them and what they are missing …show more content…
This quote relates to it, as it says, “In the past people used technology as a tool for making survival an easier endeavor. Nowadays we are witnessing a shift in the role technology is playing in our society and may continue to play for generations to come. In the modern-day world technology is no longer a tool for survival but it turned to a means of communication and entertainment. Mass communication technology has made it easier than ever to connect with people. At the same time this raises the concern of whether technology has a good or bad influence on our society, is the use of technology destroying face-to-face interaction and communication between people?”. Technology is used a lot more than necessary and time is going by a lot faster because of all the time spent on