Ray Bradbury's Analysis

Imagine living in a society where everyone is not human. Ray Bradbury has created a society in which these people are not living. People show that they are obsessed with technology. Their social abilities have been destroyed. Memory loss is common upon many people.Ray Bradbury sends a message saying if technology/media is overused, a society can be ruined.

Technology sucks people into a dark, black hole, in which they cannot escape. (SIP-A) The people of this society do not know what else to do with themselves, other than to be doing something with technology. One of Millie's friends describes what she does with her kids when they get home from school, "'I plunk the children in school nine days out of ten. I put up with
(SIP-A) This society’s technology makes it very difficult for people to communicate with each other. Mildred and her friends, are not really friends. All they do is watch the walls, smoke, and listen to their little radios,“So it was now, in his own parlor, with these women twisting in their chairs under his gaze, lighting cigarettes, blowing smoke...The three empty walls of the room were like the pale brows of sleeping giants now, empty of dreams”(92). These women are not socializing with each other, like real friends should. Their common bond is drugs, and the walls. The walls are one of the key factors that are ruining the social ability of these people. When Millie and her friends are talking about the presidential candidates, they say, “‘I voted last election, same as everyone, and I laid it on the line for president Noble. I think he’s one of the nicest looking men ever became president...He wasn’t much, was he? Kind of small and homely and he didn’t shave too close or comb his hair very well...Even the names helped. Compare Winston Noble to Hubert Hoag for ten seconds and you can almost figure the results’”(93). The media is not letting the presidential candidates say what they want to say. The people running the media know that all the women look for is looks, not for what they have to say, or what they’ll offer the country. Hoag could’ve been a great president, but the media showed him at his worst
(SIP-A) Mildred does not remember important events. You would think meeting your husband would be a pivotal moment in a person’s life. Not for Mildred, she can't even remember where she met Montag, "'When did we meet? And where?' 'When did we meet for what?' She asked. 'I mean—originally.' He knew she must be frowning in the dark. He clarified it. 'The first time we ever met, where was it, and when?' 'Why, it was at—' She stopped. 'I don't know,' she said. He was cold 'Can't you remember?' 'It's been so long.' 'Only ten years, that's all, only 10!'" Mildred is struggling to remember important events in her life, because of technology. Days have gone by, and Montag hasn’t seen Clarrise. Mildred knew about Clarrise’s death, but did not decide to tell Montag about it, "'No. The same girl. McCellan. McCellan. Run over by a car. Four days ago. I'm not sure...no, not sure. Pretty sure.' 'Why didn't you tell me sooner?' 'Forgot.' 'Four days ago!' 'I forgot all about it'"(44-45). Technology has impacted Mildred so much, that seeing someone die right in front of her eyes doesn’t phase her at all. (SIP-B) People who are away from technology actually do remember important things. When Montag finally escapes his society his mind triggers memories that he couldn’t remember before. One of which being where he met Mildred, “I remember. Montag clung to the Earth. I remember. Chicago. Chicago a long time ago. Millie and I.