Technology In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury technology is advancing fast and it is making the world demand for quicker machines to make life easier. Guy Montag, the main character, at first takes pleasure in burning books and the homes of their owners. Books are not read anymore, in fact books are considered illegal. However, Montag soon begins to realize that burning books is not helping society advance. Making technology faster causes for people to become lazy and become ignorant.
Creating machines that would be able to replace humans jobs would make humans lazy. Lazy humans will not help society function properly and eventually can destroy us. “ Life is immediate the job counts pleasure lies all about after work.” (Bradbury 53) “I'm not thinking.