Meaning In Fahrenheit 451: Irrelevant?

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Fahrenheit 451: Irrelevant? Irrelevance. The term can mean different things to different people, because to some the topic in question could, infact, be irrelevant. Although, on a larger scale, say the world, irrelevance does not exist as different countries and different groups of people are at different stages in development. For example, compare a third world country to the United States. With the topic of running water in the United States, citizens could view this issue irrelevant to them due to the easy access of running water. An example would be going to a McDonalds and asking for a cup of free water. Simple. But, in a third world country such as Bolivia, water is a money maker for the government and those wells are valuable. Citizens there are subjected to paying a ridiculous amount for clean water, making running water a relevant issue to their society. The messages from Fahrenheit 451 are …show more content…

The wheel is technology, not electronic, but still an early form of technology. Earbuds or “seashells” are seen in both societies. Bradbury describes Mildred with earbuds , “...in her ears the little seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk coming in, coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind” (10). Mildred, along with everyone in society today, use earbuds to drown out unwanted noise or thoughts. Incredibly, Bradbury is able to predict a device that the world would use to drown out their own life, so that “Every night the waves [would come] in and [bear them] off on their great tides of sound, floating her, wide-eyed, toward morning” (10). Bradbury also predicts interactive television where “‘They write the script with one part missing. It’s a new idea. the homemaker, that’s me, is the missing part’” (17). In today’s world it is similar to voting via cell phone or computer for contestants on American Idol or another reality t.v.

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