https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs A Society Addicted to Technology en-us 2018-05-08 18:09:19 UTC 2018-05-09 18:37:51 UTC hello@padlet.com rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259045209 When Bradbury wrote this novel in the 1950s, it was common to have a television at home for the first time.  One of the reasons he wrote Fahrenheit 451 was to warn people from becoming too consumed by this new technology. All of the previous quotes show the negative and unnatural side effects of technology. While the government uses technology as a way to bring "culture" and "knowledge" to this society, it actually just feeds the people lies and short-lived entertainment. In many ways, it makes an individual seem less human. Montag calls Mildred "empty" and shows that she is incapable of love because she spends her days consumed by technology.  He wanted to show how technology really did not give someone happiness.  It created the illusion of happiness.  It made people forget what is important in their lives.]]> 2018-05-08 18:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259045209 rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259096273 "An in [Mildred's] ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean sound, of music and talk and music and talk coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind. The room was indeed empty."]]> 2018-05-08 21:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259096273 rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259097202 "Cram them full of noncombustible data, absolutely 'brilliant' information . . . [they] just like solid entertainment."]]> 2018-05-08 21:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259097202 rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259098406 "'Does your family love you with all their heart and soul, Millie?'
'Why'd you ask a silly question like that?'"]]> 2018-05-08 21:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259098406 rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259099011 "But who has ever torn himself from the claw that encloses you when you drop a seen in a TV?  It becomes and is the truth.  Books can be beaten down with reason.  But with all my knowledge and skepticism, I have nver been able to argue with . . . those incredible parlor walls."

(Parlor walls are covered in televisions in this book)]]> 2018-05-08 21:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259099011 rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259103411 This powerful and engaging video shows how Bradbury's concerns are still important today.  He discusses how technology isolates people from others and the consequences of this lifestyle.]]> 2018-05-08 22:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259103411 rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259105798 I think that Bradbury's warning of how dangerous technology is extremely important and relevant.  Technology is something that is supposed to connect and engage people.  In many ways, it is positive and helps humanity.  However, Bradbury did a great job of showing just how corrupt and destructive the world can be if we abuse technology.  The articles and video reinforced this view by showing how the same addiction from the novel is seen in real life.  There is a fine line between benefiting from technology and using it to only help ourselves.  Fahrenheit 451 made me rethink how much I use my phone and how much time I spend on the internet.  I see how it isolates me and changes what my priorities are.]]> 2018-05-08 22:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259105798 rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259106390 Clarisse McClellan is definitely an outsider in this technology consumed society.  She shows Montag the beauty of nature and true friendship for the first time.  These are things that are considered dangerous and unnatural in the society.  Unfortunately, she is killed a fourth of the way through the book, and her development stops.  Clarisse's questions and conversations with Montag are what jump-started Montag's transformation.  She could have helped Montag and Faber create a better world if she had been given the chance.  Clarisse's development would have shown a more hopeful ending as opposed to the Bradbury's open ended ending.  More questions would have been answered. Her insight and ideas about the society of Fahrenheit 451 would have provided more evidence for Bradbury's claim that technology addiction is dangerous.]]> 2018-05-08 22:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259106390 rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259344137 This article shows how social media can be romanticized.  People care about how many followers they have more than if they are actually having a relationship with those people.  It is similar to how Mildred thinks the TV characters are her "family." This connects to the novel because it reveals how technology can make someone forget what's important in their lives.]]> 2018-05-09 16:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259344137 rricha7414 https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259405807 This article talks about how technology is becoming more addictive to meet the needs of the people.  The medias are using billions of dollars to meet these needs.  People's lives continually rely on the technology and companies are profiting of that.  This is similar to the government using the televisions to brainwash the society of Fahrenheit 451.

(For some reason several articles were attached to the link.  I'm only referring to the first three sections)]]> 2018-05-09 18:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rricha7414/3robnwv3whfs/wish/259405807