In “Fahrenheit 451” the fashion that they do schooling may seem very unusual compared to today’s way of schooling but they have slight similarities as well as differences. In the schools the children are doing mostly physical activity and the real things they learn are just answers thrown …show more content…
In our society we have things that we call earbuds to listen to music or watch videos, in “Fahrenheit 451 they call earbud type things “seashells” . “Late in the night he looked over at Mildred… her Seashell was tamped in her ear again and she was listening… Well, then, why didn't he buy himself an audio-Seashell broadcasting station and talk to his wife late at night, murmur, whisper, shout, scream, yell? But what would he whisper, what would he yell? What could he say? And suddenly she was so strange he couldn't believe he knew her at all.” (Bradbury 20, PDF) In this quote the protagonist, Montag, is laying in bed looking at his wife and realizing how closed off she was from him and how they’ve grown apart. Think about it, how often do people plug in earbuds to block out the world? Can one really get to know a person when they are more wrapped up in what’s playing in their ears. In contrast to the way the “Fahrenheit 451” characters spend their time, people today often read books. Reading books can grow one’s education, imagination, creativity and even reduce stress. Imagine a place where no one reads. In “Fahrenheit 451” that’s exactly what’s happening; books are banned. So if they have no education and no books, how smart or creative could they really