Fahrenheit 451

Write a research paper on Technology plays a significant role today just as it did in “Fahrenheit 451”
Outline for Essay
• Thesis Statement: Technology plays a significant role today just as it did in “Fahrenheit 451”. As time continues, I feel as if an analogous situation is coming into fruition as the separation of life behind screens and reality grows into their individual aspects in everyone’s lives

• Body Paragraph 1: As technology grows, the social skills of the citizens deteriorate, trust is lost, and knowledge is left in the void of ignorance. This is showed throughout the story in several instances
 “Books aren’t people. You read and I look around, but there isn’t anybody!” -Mildred
 . Why should I read? What for?” -Mildred
 “my ‘family’ is people. They tell me things; I laugh, they laugh! And the colors!” -Mildred
 “That’s my family.” -Mildred

• Body Paragraph 2: Constant interactions with technology has also unconsciously downplayed the emotions that we might feel, causing us to not express them correctly
 Overdose snake pump machine
 Beatty’s Murder
 Mildred’s obsession with the parlor causing her overdose
 Constant Entertainment everywhere

• Body Paragraph 3: Technology has also led everybody to be the same in this society just as it is in our society. Most people in Fahrenheit 451 watched parlors, hated books, and praised the firefighters.
 Everyone watching parlors
 “We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought.” -Beatty