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Fahrenheit 451 Addiction To Technology
(AGG) Nothing good comes from technology in the book Fahrenheit 451. (BS-1) Montag's society has an addiction to technology. (BS-2) Citizens are suffering the consequences of being addicted to it. (BS-3) People who don’t use technology all the time are better off than people who are constantly on it. (TS) The constant use of technology has a negative effect on Montag's society.

(MIP-1) Montag's society is addicted to technology and it’s all that they care about. (SIP-A) People in this society alway feel that they need technology, no matter the consequence. Whether it’s losing sleep or losing money. (STEWE-1) Mildred wants a fourth wall, so she can be completely surrounded. "It'll be even more fun when we can afford to have the fourth wall
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(SIP-A) People who stepped away from the constant distraction of technology can see the problems that it creates. (STEWE-1) Faber is able to reflect on important things in life so, when Montag went to go speak to him he had an answer about books. "It's not the books you need, it's some of the things that once were in books” (Bradbury 78). People that aren't always using technology can see the problem at hand and do something about it instead of just sitting around and doing nothing. Faber did this when he helped Montag understand the importance and meaning of books. (STEWE-2) When Clarisse is talking to Montag about her school she says, ”Sometimes I'm ancient. I'm afraid of kids my own age. They kill each other. Did it always used to be that way?” (Bradbury 27). Clarisse is an outsider in her school, she's different from everyone else. She can see the problems that are occurring in her community. (SIP-B) People that aren't always using technology can impact the world and people around them for the better, whether it be big or small. (STEWE-1) Granger talks to Montag and tells him how his grandfather impacted his life. “Grandfather’s been dead for all these years, but if you lifted my skull, by God, in the convolutions of my brain you'd find the big ridges of his thumb print” (Bradbury 150). Grangers grandfather impacted him because of what he did. He wasn't always …show more content…
(BS-3) People are better off socially without technology. (BS-2) Too much technology can have negative affects on someone. (BS-1) Citizens are addicted to TV and other forms of technology. (R) The effects of technology in this book might just be a foreshadowing of what will become of our society, if we don’t step back from the TV and go

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