The Role Of Entertainment In Fahrenheit 451

In the fast-paced society, the popular entertainment changes the American people to become reckless and monotonous with the government attempting to satisfy the people by not allowing them to freely think at their own pace. In the beginning of the novel, Mildred reveals their society’s types of entertainment as she excitedly explains to Montag about a monotonous and vague television show (17-18). Later, Clarisse acknowledges that museums only show abstract art rather than art involving people (28). These show the government seeking to censor entertainment that could possibly bring unusual and harmful ideas. Promoting abstract conceals the art depicting people that could influence society to imitate the same behavior portrayed in the art. As Clarisse describes the average day of a teenager, she reveals that they have begun killing each other, bully

Sometimes I drive all night and come back and you don’t know it. It’s fun out in the country. You hit rabbits, sometimes you hit dogs” (61). In the future society, Bradbury shows the people’s different aspect on driving as they drive at extremely fast speeds and view it as entertaining. Promoting driving at rapid speed allows the government to maintain strict control over the people to prevent them from having time to think. The government then prohibits being a pedestrian since walking freely could be dangerous while people rapidly drive past them (7). Not only does the government ban walking outside for safety reasons, but they also do not want outcasts to influence others into doing the same activity where they will start to have intellect. The small, dull variety of popular entertainment and shift from civilized to unstable ways of society affects Montag in the beginning of the novel as he begins to view his profession and life in a different