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Fahrenheit 451: Positives Of Technology

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Fahrenheit 451 helped me recognize the positives of technology. There are some positives when you think of technolgy, like it can provide you with more knowledge, teach you new things. Technology has a possibility of making you smarter, if you use it in the right way. Technology can be used to find new ideas and information. Mildred is so caught up with technology such as the “four walls” and the “seashells”. The four walls are the television and the seashells are earbuds. Mildred seems to be peaceful, calm, free spirited, and creative. She is peaceful because she just lies around, minding her own business with her seashells in her ears. She is very calm, and unaware of things; Montag came home to Mildred just lying in bed staring at the ceiling,

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