Knowledge Abandonment In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

“Fahrenheit 451” and today’s society
Although knowledge abandonment only existed in the fictional world of Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451”, some signs have recently shown it might have emerged into the physical world. Ray Bradbury, the author of “Fahrenheit 451” has written what he believes to be the turning point in the history of mankind, a place of zero intelligence. For its less intellectual, entertainment seeking, and non-reading people, “Fahrenheit 451” is still a relevant commentary to the present society.
The present generation has less intelligence. “I’m not thinking, I’m just doing like I’m told, When do I start working things on my own”(Bradbury 94) says Montag, the protagonist from the books “Fahrenheit 451”. From all those people, he and some few more were the ones that understood how important reading was. In addition experts at “The Sun”, a program dealing with teens, says, “Growing number of secondary pupils are reading books too easy for them—raising fears they won’t spot fake news.”(Davidson, sun). Lynn Davidson, an expert at “The Sun”, also adds, “Many sit

Though “Fahrenheit 451” don’t point out people are on social medias, it does say some people are more into medias than they are supposed to, people like Mildred who referred to medias as “That’s my family”(Bradbury 49) Everyone is on social media these days. To the point where everyday hobbies have started to go virtual, both the good and the bad hobbies. Like bullying converting into cyberbullying. Mike Urban, a worker at “Newspaper Source Plus” says "A lot of people feel the sites are replacing face-to-face interaction,”(Reading Eagle). This does not mean social media is only harmful at all, Some may argue there are people who used their knowledge on social media to help others but it depends on the frequency of usage by the individual. “Others see more cons than pros. That's especially true for teens,”(Newspaper Source Plus) says Mike