F451 & ME

In Fahrenheit 451, Mildred always uses her "seashells" to find calm and relief. Today we use headphones or beats to hear music, talk on the phone, or even a way to block other communication. Mildred always uses her seashells so she is an expert on lip reading. Montag talks to her and she doesn't have to hear him. Today listening to music where no one else hears but you is soothing. Talking on the phone because there's a built in mic in where you can talk in. You don't carry your phone in your hand. Other people use headphones to block communicating with other people passing in the halls. It might not have music and it still has the same affect. People don't want to look dumb as they're trying to talk to a person that is listening to music and not get a response back.

Books are being burned in F451 and nobody seems to be bothered. Today we rely on technology for everything even research. Online research is faster and there isn’t a need of skimming through books. Since there isn't any books, no body knows about their own history, the mistakes that are being repeated. Today, we know everything and lies that aren't even true. People's attention is drawn with drama, rumors, and yet we believe in it. In the little things that don't matter, we pay all attention to it. The drastic events, such as natural disasters, crisis's, we don't pay much attention to what's happening. When it comes to technology, we want to get the newest and fastest.

Technology, itself is being used. In Fahrenheit 451, Mildred tells Montag to install another screen wall to their house. This way she is able to talk to her "friends." Today, we use a screen to communicate to other people. There is nothing wrong with that unless you overuse the power of it. To message, call, face-time people we use a device. Mildred talks to people that aren't even real and barely talks to her husband who usually is within her distance. As today, we can be hanging out with friends and still notice that there are phones being used. There are new people you can make "friends" with but you're losing interaction with a person that is right in front of you.