As society progresses, advancements in technology do not correlate to improvements in humanity. The novel Fahrenheit 451 depicts a dystopian future in which the government has outlawed books and frowns upon having significant interactions. Guy Montag, a ‘fireman’, begins to unravel the censorship of the government and becomes aware of its affect. Throughout the novel his wife Mildred prioritizes watching her immerse ‘parlor wall’ television, and only after talking to a retired scholar named Faber does Montag realize the extent of that damage. In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 it is observed how people lose their senses of compassion when they fail to have meaningful interactions with others, as seen through the government’s promotion
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After talking to Clarisse, Montag comes home to see Mildred listening to her Seashells. When Montag asks Mildred when they were married, Mildred sleepily replies, “Funny, how funny, not to remember where or when you met your husband’r wife” (Bradbury, 43). Mildred’s inability to recall how she met Montag demonstrates her neglect towards her responsibility in being a compassionate wife. She does not cherish the romance associated with marriage because she cannot remember it and does not attempt to. Her indifference to love is a result of the meaningless entertainment provided by the government, cutting off her pursuit for deeper interactions like being an empathetic lover. Therefore, the result of the government encouraging the people to not have significant interactions makes them lose their …show more content…
Captain Beatty and Montag were responding to a report that a woman was hiding books in her house. Montag begged Beatty to save the woman who refused to leave her burning house, in which Beatty coldly replies, ¨We’re due back at the House. Besides, these fanatics always try suicide; the pattern’s familiar” (Bradbury, 39). Beatty’s compliance to the government’s strict probation of books denies him from actively listening to opposing ideas, such as temporarily stopping the fire. His failure to have a two-sided conversation destroys Beatty’s sense of compassion because his appreciation of life comes only from the government’s reckless discretion. As a result, he condemns the woman, and shows his heartless indifference to
After talking to Clarisse, Montag comes home to see Mildred listening to her Seashells. When Montag asks Mildred when they were married, Mildred sleepily replies, “Funny, how funny, not to remember where or when you met your husband’r wife” (Bradbury, 43). Mildred’s inability to recall how she met Montag demonstrates her neglect towards her responsibility in being a compassionate wife. She does not cherish the romance associated with marriage because she cannot remember it and does not attempt to. Her indifference to love is a result of the meaningless entertainment provided by the government, cutting off her pursuit for deeper interactions like being an empathetic lover. Therefore, the result of the government encouraging the people to not have significant interactions makes them lose their …show more content…
Captain Beatty and Montag were responding to a report that a woman was hiding books in her house. Montag begged Beatty to save the woman who refused to leave her burning house, in which Beatty coldly replies, ¨We’re due back at the House. Besides, these fanatics always try suicide; the pattern’s familiar” (Bradbury, 39). Beatty’s compliance to the government’s strict probation of books denies him from actively listening to opposing ideas, such as temporarily stopping the fire. His failure to have a two-sided conversation destroys Beatty’s sense of compassion because his appreciation of life comes only from the government’s reckless discretion. As a result, he condemns the woman, and shows his heartless indifference to