Journal Entry 36: F451

The technology in the Fahrenheit 451 film was a lot less advanced than the technology we have today. Some of the technology today was completely devoid from the lives of people 60 years ago. The author could only perceive for the future better versions of what he had in his lifetime, but it was impossible for him to predict what technological wonders were to come. The "parlor walls" television that Montag's wife is much smaller than many flat screen TV's we have today. The trains that Montag rode in is similar to the high speed rails that are in many countries now, and the "seashells" that people listened to are just like ipods people listen to today. Apart from those, however, we also have computers, laptops, the internet, cell phones, and many other inventions that the author could not have even dreamed of 50 years ago. Fortunately, the accuracy of his predictions did not make up an important part of the plot of the story. It just provided a background to the message he was trying to send.