Faber s Three things
In the book, Fahrenheit 451, Faber discusses three things that are missing from his society. These missing things are the reasons why the people in this society don’t think they need books. These three things are quality of information, leisure to digest, and the right to carry out actions based on the other two items.
Faber defines quality of information as textured and detailed knowledge of life. A good author gives you enough detail to allow you to imagine the characters and setting. He also thinks that books have “pores”, features, and are truthful. A human pore lets sweat out and oxygen in. Information that is porous is an open thought that allows you to interpret anyway you want. For example, in a book that describes a character, you can imagine their appearance based on the details given. Books at least allow the reader to put them down, giving people time to think and reason about the information they contain. TV might look more fun than books, but it never gives you a chance to think about the information in your own way and to reason your own conclusions. In our society, we have the same thing missing. For example, in our schools, and in standardized testing we lack quality of information. Teachers use PowerPoints, which are slide shows, to present their material, instead of boring lectures. Teachers use too much animation believing that they’re making their material more interesting, which actually distracts students from learning. On standardized tests, they ask what questions vs. how and why questions which make them all multiple choice instead of short answer. Multiple choice questions don’t allow students to think outside of the box, or explain their thinking. In addition, social media promotes shallow thinking. On social media, you have YouTube where people just post stupid videos, and then you have Instagram which just has pointless pictures. Social media could be used for more engaging discussions, but people waste their time posting stupid
Faber defines quality of information as textured and detailed knowledge of life. A good author gives you enough detail to allow you to imagine the characters and setting. He also thinks that books have “pores”, features, and are truthful. A human pore lets sweat out and oxygen in. Information that is porous is an open thought that allows you to interpret anyway you want. For example, in a book that describes a character, you can imagine their appearance based on the details given. Books at least allow the reader to put them down, giving people time to think and reason about the information they contain. TV might look more fun than books, but it never gives you a chance to think about the information in your own way and to reason your own conclusions. In our society, we have the same thing missing. For example, in our schools, and in standardized testing we lack quality of information. Teachers use PowerPoints, which are slide shows, to present their material, instead of boring lectures. Teachers use too much animation believing that they’re making their material more interesting, which actually distracts students from learning. On standardized tests, they ask what questions vs. how and why questions which make them all multiple choice instead of short answer. Multiple choice questions don’t allow students to think outside of the box, or explain their thinking. In addition, social media promotes shallow thinking. On social media, you have YouTube where people just post stupid videos, and then you have Instagram which just has pointless pictures. Social media could be used for more engaging discussions, but people waste their time posting stupid