Have you ever wondered if the fictional stories that authors from years ago write come true? Author Ray Bradbury, who wrote Fahrenheit 451, predicted that we would have TV that highers our chances of diseases. He also predicted that we would have earbuds that would hurt our physical health. Plus, Bradbury predicted that we would have technology that can do everything for us with just the tap of the finger. Clearly, Ray Bradbury made predictions about technology that would inflict danger to our health and came to be.
Throughout Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury writes about ‘walls’ that take away the character’s human traits. In our world today, TV is the equivalent of the walls. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury focuses a lot on the walls that occupy Mildred …show more content…
The parallel of the seashells in this age are earbuds, which cause health risks. In Bradbury’s writing, Mildred again and again stuffed the seashells in her ears. For example, one time when Montag and Mildred were driving, "When they stepped out of the car, she had the Seashells stuffed in her ears. Silence. Only the wind blowing softly” (Bradbury, 43). Whenever she pleases, Mildred has the seashells in her ears. It doesn’t matter the place, time, the people she’s with, she has them in 24/7. Another example of Mildred consistently stuffing the seashells in her ears is a night when Montag can’t sleep. He attempts to wake up Mildred when her seashells are in her ears. "'Millie...?' he whispered. 'What?' 'I didn't mean to startle you. What I want to know is...When did we meet? And where?' 'When did we meet for what?' she asked...he knew she must be frowning in the dark. He clarified it. 'The first time we ever met, where was it, and when?' 'Why, it was at—' she stopped. 'I don't know,' she said. He was cold. 'Can't you remember?' 'It's been so long...it doesn't matter’” (Bradbury, 40). Mildred is so much in her own world that even when Montag just whispers her name to her, she’s frightened. Plus, to add on to it all, she doesn’t even remember where or when they met. Mildred is filling up her mind with worthless information. There aren’t any synapses …show more content…
All through the book, technology completes simple actions for the characters. For instance, one time at breakfast, "Toast popped out of the silver toaster, was seized by a spidery metal hand that drenched it with melted butter. Mildred watched the toast be delivered to her plate. She had both ears plugged with electronic bees that were humming the hour away” (Bradbury, 16). To Mildred, this is her everyday life. Nothing’s wrong, but the truth behind this is that Mildred isn’t doing anything for herself. By having the hand do everything for her, the gears in her brain aren’t moving, they are collecting dust. She is not learning anything at all. The hand does everything for her like how phones do everything for us. When Montag got caught with owning books, Beatty told him, "'Didn't I hint enough when I sent the hound around your place?” (Bradbury, 107). The mechanical hound did all of the dirty work for Beatty. He didn’t have to get up and go out at all. He just used the mechanical hound to catch Montag. (SIP-B) In our generation, we have smartphones that do everything for us. We think that we gain more, but we are actually losing and missing out on life. Phones do literally everything for us! “‘People make dinner reservations on OpenTable; check in on Foursquare when they arrive at the restaurant; take a picture of their food to share on Instagram;