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In this novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury the book portrays the danger of technology, the danger of lack of education and the danger of ignorance. This book anticipates society future as it has already predicted events and circumstances domestically, politically, and globally in our world today.
In the beginning of this novel we are introduced to a character named Montag who is a firefighter in a futuristic society. In this society instead of putting out fires they start fires they burn any book that’s seen on sight. This is significant because it shows what kind of society this is the government keeps its citizens from reading books this indicates that they aren’t allowed to think, have their own perception of things, and discover more knowledge. Technology is their way of entertainment instead of books they have television and radio which is controlled by the government. This furthermore shows that the government what to have the influence on the people they want to be able to control what they see and learn therefore think for them. In this novel Montag encounters a seventeen-year-old girl Clarisse McClellan who happens to be his neighbor during this encounter we learn that Clarisse loves nature and thinks its stupid to burn books without even reading them. This is crucial for Montag because this affects his way of thinking in the beginning of the novel, he just enjoys his job and burning things, but this changed.
In the novel Clarisse represents free-will when she is first introduced, we learn she loves nature and doesn’t understand the concept of burning something without thinking or understanding it. Further into the novel Clarisse says she most see her psychiatrist because “they” want to know why she spends so much thinking and enjoying nature rather than watching tv and doing other mindless activities. This shows how Clarisse differs from her society and her danger to a society where you’re not taught to think freely. Society views her as a threat and think she needs help because you shouldn’t have your own thoughts. As Montag interaction with Clarisse grows, we learn she doesn’t go to school anymore because all they do is watch tv and never have real interaction. This is important because this is predicted in today’s society it’s signifying the danger of technology in our society and how there isn’t real interaction with kids in these schools within their own society because of technology. This connections to present day today because in high schools and colleges nothing is how it used to be their getting rid of books and textbooks and making everything digital putting everything online. In todays day they even provide you with the devices you need iPads, laptops, and teenagers can’t even listen in class because they are wearing wireless air pods. Not only is technology a distraction but also a threat because technology is becoming so advanced that the government is constantly tracking their citizens on apps such as Life360 and Find my Friends and privacy almost doesn’t exist. Just like in the society of Fahrenheit 451 the government controls everything we see and knows everything we search and if you start becoming a threat, they remove that threat.
In the novel the firefighters alarm goes off at the fire house as they rush to the scene and into the house Beatty demands the women to tell him where the books are even though he had already been informed where he can find them. During this time Montag is frustrated because he has never looked at books as anything but things while burning the books in the attic. As he’s burning the books one book falls open then he sneaks it in his jacket. This is important because since Clarisse disappearance it shows the impact she has had on Montag. The next day Montag is sick and tries to explain to his wife what has happen, but his wife doesn’t care because she’s so into her tv shows and when Montag tells her to turn it off, she says she can’t its her family. This shows her addicted to her tv she doesn’t know what to do without it and doesn’t even care what are husband has to say. This was predicted to todays day in the way students in college won’t even pay attention in class because they are on their phones. Todays day people are so addicted to their phones they can’t sleep without them, shower without them and even go a day without them. The author of this book predicted so many circumstances domestically, politically, and globally for example in North Korea.
In North Korea the people are completely controlled by the government which consist on very few leaders in the sense of technology it’s the opposite but with the same goals. The people don’t really have access too the internet because the government want to give the people a false belief and they are brainwash into thinking whatever the government tells them is true. In this sense no access to the outside world means they don’t know anything but what they are told this goes back to the danger of technology what they watch on tv is controlled by their government and what is in their history books is also controlled by their government. These Northern Koreans aren’t allowed to travel freely and have been taught false beliefs such as their country being the strongest, the people are forced into a life of torment, and don’t even have access to the freedoms the U.S. has. For a citizen to try and fee would be send to a prison camp similar in how a person reading books in Fahrenheit 451 would be considered a fugitive.
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