During class the group that i was in shared many opinions and ideas. The main idea that we discussed was how weird it was when the author described plugged ears with electronics that we listened music with these days. He made a 'guess' at what technology would be like in the future in a sense. The whole idea of future was brought up when we talked about distopia's and i think that the fact that we saw ans discussed this instance in F451 was cool. I think that this showed how they predicted the future not knowing what would ever happen in such a long time from then.
"Mildred watched the toast delivered to her plate. She had both ears plugged with electronic bees that were humming the hour away..."
My group also talked about how his wife had no recollection as to what had happened. It seems weird but happens.
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Interesting thoughts. Remember when you record your ideas and observations, use your writing to explore how it fits into the novel's larger themes. Ask yourself what point you think Bradbury is making by including such descriptions and details in his novel. As you do this, you can piece together more signficant themes from the book.
Don't forget to proofread and clean up your writing. Remember, it's being published for the world! :)
Jordan,
I remember when we talked about that topic with the plugged ears with electronics in class. But now that i understand it i realize that he was comparing that to people these days. We are very into our electronics and sometimes don't realize what is going on like Montag's wife was like when she swallowed the pills and completely forgot that she even did that because she was so into her electronics. Do you think that that was a message to people these days?
Jord,
I also remember when we talked about technology taking over Mildred's life. She didn't have any recollection of overdosing at all. She tried to kill herself, and she didn't even know. Machines kept Mildred alive. Bradbury had a very different conception of the future than what the future had actually turned out to be.
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