Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Misinterpreted Essay

Reading Fahrenheit(postnominal)(postnominal) 451 one open fire only wonder on some nave, but nevertheless fantastic prophecy of the dark future to come, brought on us by Ray Bradbury. a good deal seen as a work of prevarication or anti-utopia, in fact this is dep expiryable a social horror story, if much(prenominal) a genre open fire be invented for its description.The technologies visualised in Fahrenheit ar rather primitive comp bed to modern times. Sure, Bradbury had extrapolated the TV screens of 50s and predicted the invention of titan TV walls, with presence effect that allows the attestator to witness himself in the center of action. Bradbury had de nonative the venerations that TV means death of media of a previous generation, being the books. But, as McLuhan stated, the technologies of historical ages dont die so easily, The dominant technologies of one age bend the games and pastimes of a later age (McLuhan, p99).As fears that cinema would mean the death of line of business had turn up themselves to be incorrect, thus a larger-scale fear that TV means the end of books had proved itself to be false too. On the other hand, Bradbury hadnt predicted the invention of a new media which would outscore the TV as much as TV outscores the books the Internet. The TV had no chance to progress into totally-enveloping media verity depicted in the book, losing the race to much modern media.While Bradburys engineering science prediction hadnt been correct, his social predictions had proved to be uncannily true, if somewhat optimistic. The all- reality media computer broadcasting is hither, broadcasted by orbiting satellites, turns the globe into a repertory theater to be programmed (McLuhan, p9). And the news brought to us by every source from TV to Internet and take down to Radio are apt to be manipulated simultaneously, as was shown bright in Wag the Dog. The security review depicted by Bradbury isnt here instead, we have a total medi a coverage that produces fake events undistinguishable from real. People do not need to follow book of instructions told to them on TV instead, we follow the views and ideas presented to us daily. The Electric Dog doesnt range the streets the society is our Electric Dog that doesnt kill nonconformists in real nose out but effectively blocks them from us.What brings buyback and hope in Bradburys world after the holocaust are account book words. It doesnt mean that he relies on religion to carry us done the new Dark Ages rather, he tells us about our inner faith, which isnt expressed but felt and understood. But as no holocaust had happened yet, only those who very feels in need seek salvation, others are content with what theyve got.Bradburys views on administration in Fahrenheit border with defecate accusations of fascism, the burning of books being the near axiomatic historical reference. But fascism in US had became such a popular flash since the end of WWII that we dont fear it as much anymore. After all, if government activity would ever decide to apply a stricter views to economics like Roosevelts in the buff Deal in 30s, (which is rather possible now because of economics crisis), most voices would be raised in its falsifying rather than in its critics. People feel the government to be controlled by them, not the other way round.In Fahrenheit society education of youth program them to see their world as emphatically right, defies critical thinking and praises the conformity instead. This is not only an exaggerated, but also a distorted picture of modern education, depicted just to scare us even more, to create a sense of only isolation of Guy Montag from the world. Bradbury doesnt contrive much attention to the youth this is sensible, for what he longs for is the past.Fahrenheits ending can be seen as a desire for Golden Age, the times that never were real but always in our eyes seem to be brighter than today. It is a hymn to nostalg ia. But one cannot see his past too long he must consider the future. We should look up and be brave, no matter what dangers are waiting for us there.Works CitedBradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Published by Del Rey Books, Random phratry Publishing Group, 1953, renewed 1981.McLuhan, Marshall, From Clich to Archetype, Published by Viking Adult, 1970.Wag the Dog, by Barry Levinson, 1997 (the movie).