Fahrenheit 451 Curriculum Analysis

There are differences between Fahrenheit 451 and our world today. The school should include Fahrenheit 451 in the curriculum because this book shows how people don't interact with each other great because of technology.The school should include Fahrenheit 451 in the school curriculum because it shows how people today don't interact with one another because of technology. The Book shows how the world has advanced in technology, but not in relationships. One reason they should include this book in the school curriculum is that the characters in this dystopian novel can’t have real conversations or think, because they are so consumed by technology. For example, Mildred was always watching shows on the TV walls or she had the electric bees plugged in her ears. “‘I’m tired of listening to this junk,’ said Mildred, turning from him to the announcer again.” (Bradbury, 65) Truly ironic, isn’t it? This quote is a good case in point of how Mildred wasn’t able to hold a conversation with Montag, and was more interested in the TV show. Kids today reflect Mildred because they are glued to the silver screen, that they are not learning how to interact with each other. Also, they are not able to
think about their surroundings because of this. Fahrenheit 451 should be included in the curriculum because it shows how technology gets in the way of us interacting with one another.
For instance Montag and Mildred don't always have a good relationship because they are too busy for each other. Mildred is always watching TV, and Montag is busy with his job. At one point in the book, Fahrenheit 451, Montag thinks he wouldn’t be sad if Mildred ever died. “And he remembered thinking then that if she ever died, he wouldn’t cry. For it would be the dying of the unknown, a street face, a newspaper image, …” (Bradbury, 44) dem pronoun This is because Montag and Mildred never really spent time together in the book. Couples today don't have real relationships because they don't spend enough time together or are always on their
phones. Technology is one reason why people don't interact with each other as well as they used to. Fahrenheit 451 has good examples of this so it should be in the school curriculum. One of the main themes of the book is censorship because of the idea that everyone is offended by something in books. For example, if someone wrote about how LGBTQ rights are bad, then someone who believes differently might want to ban the book because it doesn't fit their beliefs or they don't want kids to learn about it. And vice versa. The concept of the marketplace of ideas necessitates the exploration of both sides of an issue. Only then can an intelligent decision be make. Also, Beatty, the Captain of the Firemen, stated that their society burned books in order to make everyone feel equal. “‘Surely you remember the boy in your own school class who was exceptionally ‘bright,’... And wasn't it this bright boy you selected for beatings and tortures after hours?’” (Bradbury, 58) This happens today where smart kids don't answer because they feel uncool or they feel as though they might get picked on. The last reason this book shows censorship is because people were so engrossed in technology, that they stopped reading books at all, So it was easier for the government to stop making them. Technology has also made people not care about the violence happening in other parts of the world, because they are too busy watching TV. In Fahrenheit 451, it seems like people could care less that there are bomb jets flying around. In comparison, in today’s world, for example, the Charlottesville Riot injured and even killed some innocent people, but others are too busy scrolling through social media to notice. So without a doubt the school should include Fahrenheit 451 in the school curriculum.