TECHNOLOGY IN FAHRENHEIT 451 by Nicole LaFave https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg Made with a whole lotta genius by Mrs. LaFave's Honors English 2 students en-us 2019-03-11 16:52:45 UTC 2025-09-27 10:24:08 UTC hello@padlet.com "His wife stretched on the bed, uncovered and cold... And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk coming in, coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind" (10). lafaven https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340071796 The best way to explain Seashells is that they are like earbuds that constantly play music and sounds etc. In this scene at the beginning of the book, Montag finds his wife overdosed on sleeping pills.  The seashells in her ears prevent her from having an awareness of anything around her, including the fact that she has taken 30 pills since Montag left for work that morning.  The seashells have a NEGATIVE effect on the people in this society because it prevents them from having any awareness of themselves or others -- their only focus is on what they hear.]]> 2019-03-11 17:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340071796 "And then he was a shrieking blaze, a jumping, sprawling, gibbering manikin, no longer human or known, all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot one continuous pulse of liquid fire on him" (113). caldee92 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340433797 In this scene, Montag uses the flame thrower to kill Beatty. This portrays the technology as a NEGATIVE advancement because it is only used to do harm. Other things that the flame thrower does is destroy books and the fire proof houses in this society. The burning of books proves the destruction of independent thought and knowledge, which is a negative aspect of this novel and society. ]]> 2019-03-12 14:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340433797 "He turned and the Mechanical Hound was there. It was half across the lawn, coming from the shadows, moving with such drifting ease... It made a single last leap into the air coming down at Montag from a good three feet over his head, its spidered legs reaching, the procaine needle snapping out its single angry tooth...He felt it scrabble and seize his leg and stab the needle in for a moment..." (114 koncmr38 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340433871 The mechanical hound is a dog programmed to find people who are hiding books. In this scene Montag just killed Beatty the chief fireman. Then, the Mechanical Hound leaped up, and injected Montag's leg with a substance that numbs you. This is a NEGATIVE connotation, because in this society the Mechanical Hound hurts people and is a threat to society.]]> 2019-03-12 14:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340433871 "A minute later, three White Cartoon Clowns chopped off each others limbs to the accompaniment of immense incoming tides of laughter." (90). carlwg805 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340434003 Mildred and her friends are watching this scene on the parlor wall and are amused by the violence and death displayed to them. Technology is used in a BAD way in this case because people who have been brainwashed by the government and are dependent on technology can be easily influenced by what they see on the parlor. You will also see throughout the book that young children and teenagers are running around chaotically and have complete disregard for rules. They hit people with cars and kill each other for fun. According to psychologists, watching excess amounts of horrifically violent programs on TV can trigger depression, anger, aggression, and impulsive behavior.]]> 2019-03-12 14:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340434003 "It listens! If you put it in your ear, Montag, I can sit comfortably at home, warming my frightened bones, and hear and analyze the firemen's world, find its weaknesses, without danger" (87). runkhe11 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340434182 Faber's earpiece is described as a small green object like seashells or Bluetooth earbuds. They can listen to each other's conversations and communicate with the earbuds without anyone knowing. Faber, an old professor, invents these earpieces so Montag can plant books in firemen's homes while Faber can safely listen in the comfort of his home. This technology is considered a POSITIVE advancement on the society because Faber created this invention to help him communicate with others and ultimately help preserve the books and make a difference. ]]> 2019-03-12 14:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340434182 "They had two machines, really. One of them slid down into your stomach like a black cobra... Did it drink out the darkness? Did it suck out the poisons accumulated with the years?"(12). taylar428 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340434391 This machine is for when Mildred overdoses on her pills. The machine then pumps her stomach and gives her new blood. It's used in a positive way- to save Mildred- but the way Montag describes it is negative. The reason that the machine is created is ultimately bad, the citizens keep trying to commit suicide by taking too many pills. It is said that the machine is used multiple times a night because of all the people that overdose. In the long run, the machine helps to save a lot of people and is positive.]]> 2019-03-12 14:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340434391 " ' Will you turn the parlor off?' he asked. 'That's my family.' 'Will you turn it off for a sick man?' 'I'll turn it down.' She went out of the room and did nothing to the parlor and came back. 'Is that better?' 'Thanks.' 'That's my favorite program,' she said" (46). harrkj96 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340434717 The parlor walls are hardly considered walls at all. The only thing they have in common with a set of walls is their size. They stretch from the top of the room to bottom and from one side to the other. They broadcast live news, TV programs, and commercials of all kinds. 
Guy Montag has come down with a "sickness" and asks for his wife to bring him something to make him feel better. Mildred Montag tells him to get it himself, she's too immersed in her program (The Family) to attend to her husband.
With one final try, Montag asks her to at least turn it down. Mildred leaves the room to do as he wishes but doesn't follow through and returns after doing nothing to the parlor walls.
Mildred is not the only one in this society that becomes so wrapped up in their possessions and materialism. The parlor steals away the attention of everyday citizens and disconnects them from the world around them, leaving them in a dehumanized state.
This obviously has a NEGATIVE effect on the people of the world because they become so reliant on their technology. ]]> 2019-03-12 14:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340434717 "'They write the script with one part missing. It's a new idea. The homemaker that's me, is the missing part. When it comes time for the missing lines, they all look at me out off the three walls and I say the lines'"(17). philsa76 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340442670 The converter attachment is a way for people to interact with the TV and the actors on the show they're watching. The actors will ask a question and then say the name of the person watching. This technology is shown in a NEGATIVE way, because the person watching gets very distracted. They are also more interested in what's going inside the TV, than what's going on in real life. For example, Mildred gets distracted when Montag is trying to talk to her because she would rather watch the parlor walls. ]]> 2019-03-12 14:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340442670 "The jet-bombs going over, going over, going over, one two, one two, one two, six of them, nine of them, twelve of them, one and one and one and another and another and another, did all the screaming for him. He opened his own mouth and let their shriek come down and out between his bared teeth. The house shook. The flare went out in his hand. The moonstones vanished. He felt his hand plunge toward the telephone. The jets were gone" (11). https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340576148 A jet is an extremely fast military airplane that is used for surveillance and tactical purposes. They have the ability to drop bombs. Jets are also extremely loud. Jets have a negative impact on the citizens in this society because they end up destroying the entire city in the end of the book. The noise that they create also disrupts the citizens thoughts. ]]> 2019-03-12 18:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340576148 "The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its gently humming, gently vibrating, softly illuminated kennel...finding, holding its victim, inserting needle and going back to its kennel to die as if a switch had been turned" (21-23). antlcv099 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340576314 The Mechanical Hound is a robot used by the firemen to control and track down their victims. It finds them and injects them with morphine to kill them. The Mechanical Hound has a NEGATIVE effect because it is used to control people and make them do things against their will. Also, it is life-threatening.]]> 2019-03-12 18:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340576314 "She was an expert at lip reading from ten years of apprenticeship at Seashells ear-thimbles" (16). flemln45 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340576322 The Seashells are like headphones (airpods), that constantly play a sound of some sort. Montag was walking to the kitchen, talking to Mildred, but she had the Seashells in her ears. Montag was talking to her, but she couldn't hear him and was reading his lips. The Seashells have a negative effect on people, because people constantly have them in and can't give their full attention to one thing at a time.]]> 2019-03-12 18:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340576322 "Beatty switched the green bullet off and thrust it in his pocket. 'Well--so there's more here than I thought. I saw you tilt your head, listening. First I thought you had a Seashell. But when you turned clever later, I wondered. We'll trace this and drop in on your friend'" (112). https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340576548 Faber's earpiece is portrayed to look like a green bullet or a Seashell. Faber can listen to Montag's conversations and give advice on what to do in certain situations. Montag relies on the green bullet because Faber helps him choose the right thing to do. This technology is POSITIVE because it helps Montag communicate with Faber so he can save the books.]]> 2019-03-12 18:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340576548 "The Hound half rose in its kennel and looked at him with green-blue neon light flickering in its suddenly activated eye bulbs. It growled again, a strange rasping combination of electrical sizzle, a frying sound, a scraping of metal, a turning of cogs that seemed rusty and ancient with suspicion. 'No, no, boy,' said Montag, his heart pounding. He saw the silver needle extend upon the air an inch, pull back, extend, pull back. The growl simmered in the beast and it looked at him"(23). muccse33 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340579192 The Hound is a government device used to spy on and kill people and animals. It is an expert at tracking scents. The Hound limits people's freedom, and they are under constant surveillance. It also kills people that don't conform to the ideals of the government.
This has a NEGATIVE effect on the people of Fahrenheit 451 because their freedom is limited, and they can die because of this device. ]]> 2019-03-12 18:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340579192 ¨Montag saw the flirt of a great metal fist over the far city and he knew the scream of the jets that would follow, would say, after the deed, disintegrate, leave no stone on another, perish. Die. Montag held the bomb in the sky for a single moment, with his mind and his hands reaching helpless up at them. ´Run!´ he cried to Faber.¨ (151). drerma41 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340579500 The nuclear bombs is the key occurrence which indicates the start of another nuclear war in the city. This quote has a POSITIVE connotation because it allows the men to rebuild the city where people can read and express their minds freely. Although it seems like a sad thing to have many friends burned, Montag did not feel any strong emotions towards losing them. ]]> 2019-03-12 18:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340579500 antlcv099 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340586646 2019-03-12 18:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340586646 Charlie and Bruna lynccj604 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340956443 Entrepreneur and multi-millionaire Elon Musk has created a technology just like the flamethrower in the book. His company "The Boring Company", produced around 20,000 before stopping manufacturing according to https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/29/16944432/elon-musk-flamethrower-the-boring-company
This technology can be dangerous and is probably not a necessity for humanity to have at the moment.]]> 2019-03-13 16:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340956443 Parker, Kate, and Mathew https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340960113 The parlor walls are similar to the TV. Television exposes children to violence and offensive language. It also stops people from comunicating with each other and the outside world. When people watch TV for an excesive amount of time, they can become lazy and adapt unhealthy eating habits. TV distracts people from real world problems and takes time away from important things like work and school.]]> 2019-03-13 16:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/340960113 robika37 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/341029780 Apple airpods are a good comparison to the seashells. Airpods are a good comparison to the seashells because they too are a wireless headset. The positives of airpods include the fact that they are comfortable and are easy to use. A negative is that people can make a counterfeit type of earbud and make money off of the Apple design. Similar to the book, people always were them and they do not give their full attention to the task at hand. 
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https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-officers-seize-fake-apple-earpods-peace-bridge ]]> 2019-03-13 18:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/341029780 morraj65 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/341031164 Live streaming is similar to the converter attachment in Fahrenheit 451 because you can interact with the streamer in the live chat. For example, the streamer can ask a question to the audience and they can can type back a response. This has a positive impact on our society because you can interact with someone who you find entertaining, like a celebrity, just like how people in the book can use the converter to talk to the actors. The only difference is that this technology can have a positive impact.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_streaming]]> 2019-03-13 18:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/341031164 Amazon Alexa meltec56 https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/341032101 The Amazon Alexa is a good comparison to the converter attachment because people communicate with it and interact with it to get news, information, music, etc. This is positive because it is a lot easier to hear and spread information, and it is hands free/ speech activated.]]> 2019-03-13 18:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lafaven/v4mi4oa3ypqg/wish/341032101