The Tool Fear, Some People Are Ignorant Against Their...

Lily Kelly-Jervis Mrs. DiBella Language A MYP 5 3 November 2015 The Tool: Fear Some people are ignorant against their will, others know better. In the dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, society has lost all sense of uniqueness and independence. Most people in the world of Fahrenheit 451 have conformed to their society because of the fear that taunts them. Those who are in charge, enforce the rules through perpetuating ideals using technology, the burning of books, and creating fear. A common theme throughout Fahrenheit 451 is that the people use technology as a way to occupy themselves. They are always busying themselves with meaningless things to do. The sole purpose of technology in this time is to occupy their brains, so that they have no time to think about anything other than what they’re doing in that moment, which prevents them from realizing what is happening in their society and prevents them from caring about what’s happening. 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