Entertainment

Central Image everything gone now.." (114)
 * Entertainment**: Neil Postman has written that we are “entertaining ourselves to death.” Find passages in the novel that show the role that entertainment plays in Montag’s world.
 * Central Image goes here ||
 * "She shoved the valise in the waiting beetle, climbed in, and sat mumbling "Poor family, poor family, oh everything gone, everything,

This shows that Mildred would rather turn in her own husband, because she does not care about him. She is more worried about her house, and her 'walls' and her 'family' that she spends so much time with. || Literally not just one wall but, so far, three!" (44)
 * ~ ==Supporting Quotes (3)== ||~ ==Newspaper article== ||
 * 1."Well wasn't there a wall between him and Mildred, when you come down to it?

This quote represents Mildred and Montag's loss of connection between each other because of the tv that Mildred loves. || [] || phono-colored walls, speaking, but not piercing the crystal barrier. He could only pantomine, hoping she would turn his way and see him. They would not touch through the glass." (46-47)
 * 2. "He felt he was one of the creatures electronically inserted between the slots of the

This quote also represents the seperation between Mildred and Montag. It also shows Montags dislike of the sea shells because it is not allowing Mildred and Montag to have a real conversation. Millie would rather listen to them instead of talk to Montag. ||  || desperate husband ran out to the nearest store and telephoned her to ask what was for dinner? Well, then, why didn't he buy himself an audio-seashell broadcasting station and talk to his wife late at night, murmur, whisper, shout, scream, yell? But what would he whisper, what would he yell? What could he say? And suddenly she was so strange he couldn't believe he knew her at all." (42)
 * 3 "Wasn't there an old joke about the wife who talked so much on the telephone that her

This quote shows that the only way that Montag could only get ahold of Mildred through her tecnology. She wasn't going to change for him, he would have to change for her if he wanted to talk. ||  || each other. Mildred and Montag are prime examples of this; Mildred views her 'walls' as family more than her own husband. He realizes this and wants to change it, but does not know how due to lack of communication skills that are present in their society. || In this article, the views expressed can be both positive and negative. The postive side being that you can still talk to someone through the uses of technology so you keep in touch. The negative side being that "the more time (you) spend on the computer, the less time (you) have for friends and family." The article goes on to talk about how you should have a balance between your entertainment and real life. Also, children are so used to entertaining themselves with the uses of technology because they have had it their whole life. Adults on the other hand have had to get used to the ways technology entertains us today.
 * ~ ==Paragraph explanation w/ theme statement== ||~ ==Summary of article and explanation== ||
 * People in Fahrenheit 451 are so englufed with their entertainment, they no longer interact with
 * People in Fahrenheit 451 are so englufed with their entertainment, they no longer interact with

This article is prevalent to our point because it shows how entertainment has effected our society. It shows that with the advancements that have been made, communication is very different then it was in the past, and is continually changing. Most people that adapt lose their true connections they had with people like Millie and Montag. ||

Theme Statement: Entertainment gets in the way of human interaction.