Fahrenheit 451 And Society Analysis

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How would you feel if in 100 years, everything you know know was forgotten by generations living then? This is just one of the versions of what is happening in the book Fahrenheit 451 and in society today. The theme is that sometimes, when people are used to what they grew up with, they forget what came before them, this is proven in both the book and in an article by the New York Times. The article, “Move Over, Millennials, Here Comes Generation Z” written by Alex Williams, the main idea of the article is that Generation Z is becoming the most technology-ridden generation and forgetting what life was like before them. In the same way, one of the focus points of the article is how many Generation Z’ers are becoming more dependent on technology as ever and how they’ve made it …show more content…
People have forgotten that that once a long time ago the firemen used to put fires out and not start them. They are too educated and brainwashed by the government and society on that concept, they don't know what to believe. Another example of the theme is when mildred insist the tv parlor and the “people” inside it are her family, when Montag isn't feeling well. "Will you turn the parlour off?" he asked. "That's my family." (48-49) At this time, Mildred is so used to not actually having any actual connected family, she addresses them as blood-relative family. What she doesn’t remember, or chooses not to is that before her time, and even after, actual families existed and she is just using them as a fill in. She never knew the idea of actual family and relatives, so she is filling that idea in her mind anyway she can to keep herself happy. In addition to that, Mildred’s mind has been so altered by different thoughts, mainly from the government telling her what to think, she’s erased the feeling of needing or wanting to read and do things with books. “Why should I

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