How Is Technology Shown In Fahrenheit 451

Under the right circumstances, censorship may be needed. For example, if a book is directly attacking a group of people based on religion, culture, etc., then it deserves to be censored. Whereas, if a book is censored because it makes people emotional, that is completely uncalled for and irrational. For example, in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, when Montag reads a simple poem aloud, “Mrs. Phelps began crying. [Everyone] sat, not touching her, bewildered with her display. She sobbed uncontrollably. Montag himself was stunned and shaken” (Bradbury 97). Because these people were deprived of books, they never experienced true emotion, which is why emotional texts should not be censored. Without emotional texts, our society would be bland and dispassionate. Overall, books
Technology is hurting people intellectually and socially. Technology influences people to be more isolated because people can now just communicate over social media instead of actually talking face to face. People are beginning to become too dependent on technology. For example, technology is used for maps, socialization, shopping, and even books. People are becoming so attached to technology because they can do literally anything with it. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Montag’s wife, Mildred became so attached to her television set and her “family” that she completely lost her love for her husband. The empty void in her heart is filled with her television and radio. When Montag is describing how technology has made him isolated, he states, “I cannot talk to my wife. She listens to the walls” (Bradbury 78). Mildred became so dependent and attached to her tv that it is the only thing she cares about, even more than her husband. She became so connected with her tv’s and radios that she does not even listen to her husband when he is talking to her. Technology completely took over her life to the point where she became intensely isolated, much like what is happening to people