How Does Beatty Create Happiness In Fahrenheit 451

“‘Serenity, Montag. Peace, Montag. Take your fight outside’” (Bradbury 63). This quote from Beatty perfectly describes Montag’s world, and our own. To keep people happy, eliminate all things that cause worry, regret, or sadness. The “frightening implication” made is that Bradbury describes what will happen to our nation soon if the act of censorship continues, that all things will be gone due to those who are offended by everything, and the “alarming resemblance” is that people are greatly disconnected due to technology, like how we are currently.
First of all, the “frightening implication” described in F451 is that we will soon have everything worthy of dissatisfaction or strife destroyed. The book says, “‘Don't give them any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy’” (Bradbury 64). Here, Beatty is stating that if you give someone explanations for things they may question it and cause uncertainty, which seems to be dangerous in both their world and ours. In real life, we are given these explanations to solve our problems but people constantly seem unhappy because of it. They challenge what is known to them and start arguments, which is the root of unhappiness. In our world, people think you should just do what makes you happy, but different people react differently to different things. A time will soon come where everything that makes people dissatisfied

will perish, since the world thinks it’s not about the right thing, but what makes you content. In conclusion, the “frightening implication” made in F451 is that things, or even thoughts that are arguable will soon perish.
The “alarming resemblance” discussed in F451 is that people in both Montag’s world and our world are so disconnected due to overuse of technology. For example, “She shoved the valise in the waiting beetle, and climbed in, and sat mumbling, ‘Poor family, poor family, oh everything gone, everything, everything gone now…’” (Bradbury 116). Here, Mildred was distraught that she had to leave her “family” (even though she set the alarm to report Montag), which aren’t even real people, but just people shown on parlor walls that she could interact with. This shows her addiction to technology because all she worried about was leaving behind her technology. She had absolutely no social skills because, as previously stated, all she cared about was her technology. This strongly resembles our world because people can’t take their eyes off of something digital. (I’m not saying I don't fall victim to this too, it’s just that I am actually aware of it.) People act like their devices hold their entire lives and honestly, it’s pretty ridiculous. Although it hasn’t gotten to the extent of Montag’s world, people in our society are addicted to anything with a screen. Most of us are socially awkward because we don't talk to people. This is true of Montag’s world too because, look at Mildred, she can’t remember where she met her own husband because she has been endlessly brainwashed by technology. In conclusion, the “alarming resemblance” to our world that is shown in F451 is that people don't interact with each other because of their addiction to technology.
As shown by our world today, people can never be truly happy unless they are distracted from their thoughts by technology.

Montag experienced this before he met Clarisse, and he knew only what he was taught and did not think for himself. The “frightening implication” shown in F451 is that all ideas will, in time, vanish and the “alarming resemblance” is that everyone is so disconnected because of the impact technology has had on their lives. Therefore we must think for ourselves, have our own opinions, and actually talk to each other about

this.