In Fahrenheit 451, cars and TV-s are presented. The TV is called now a parlor and the car is the beetle. The parlor is part of the family. Mildred was talking to it and was pending all day watching her favorite shows and talking to the people in it, participating to games and so on. Her marriage is suffering because of it. The lack of communication is always present and the lack of trust because of the parlor, she believe all that was saying and not questioning the information given, while he husband, Guy was trying to explain her the way he feels and what is on his mind. Because of the parlor she set on the alarm because the ladies in there started crying and were bothered by Guy's poem. The parlor is part of the family, its got the most attention while her life is ripping apart.
The cars, the beetle are used when people are angry, go and drive fast, kill rabbits, dogs and in some cases people, how Clarisse was run over by a car. Guy was almost killed by someone driving the beetle with over 150 miles per hour. When Guy felt weird, guilty and was very upset because of the books and his boss, Beatty, his wife's response to his intention of talking to her, was to go and take the beetle and drive fast in the country, that helps her, it makes her feel good, it calms her down when she hits rabbits or dogs.
Both cars and TV's are presented in Fahrenheit 451. Both have a negative impact of people and society. The TV is more like an imaginary friend who’s receives uncontrolled trust from its audience and the cars are used to calm you down and make you feel good when killing things.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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Well done,
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the parlour walls say about government control...
Your ideas and examples are excellent, but I will ask you in future posts to please slow down and organise your writing.
Keep up the good work.
Mr. Doubt.