Peopl People In Fahrenheit 451

Citizens in the world of Fahrenheit 451 lack the interaction with one another. Based off of page 28 in the book, Beatty explains when people have conversations they say the same exact things repeatedly. They talk about the same clothes, cars, or public places, never anything different. Beatty says, “But they all say the same things and nobody says anything different from anyone else. And most of the time in the cafes they have the joke-boxes on and the same jokes most of the time,” meaning that when people talk they use the same phrases as everyone else all the time. This proves that the lack of education and distraction of inventions causes very little intelligence within this society. The interaction between citizens in this world is not correctly utilized, causing dysfunctional relationships amongst this society.

People in the world of Fahrenheit 451 are overly distracted by the newest invention, television.

On page 27 of the novel, the author explains all the ways that people in this society don’t communicate but yet are together. For example, playing basketball and baseball, running, TV class, arts, and us just sitting there watching film but never asking questions because the answers are thrown at you. Thoughts finally approaching, “‘Being with people is nice. But I don’t think it’s social to get a bunch of people together and then don’t let them talk, do you?’” This means yes, people do get together, but they don’t socialize in a normal way. This proves that the people of this world are so distracted by everything but emotions, feelings, and thoughts. The distraction taking away from living a life worth living, distracted from interaction, and distracted from what will benefit their lives in the

long-run.

Books are forbidden, as well as against the law, in the world of Fahrenheit 451. According to page 6 of the book, the firefighters in this world have a daily continuous cycle of burning books. The firemen consider it “fine work,” and overlook what they are truly destroying. They even tell people, “‘It’s fine work. Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn ‘em to ashes, then burn the ashes. That’s our official slogan.’” Meaning these books by these authors are being burned without even being thought about. Being burned so that no one can read them. This information proves how careless the supposable “heroes” are about education, and giving to people of this world what they enjoy or admire. This world takes away people’s freedom to enjoy things they love, and cause people fear of reaching out to new things that could even change this world of Fahrenheit 451 for the better.