Ray Bradbury made many predictions for the future of Fahrenheit 451. The year was 1999 and some of the predictions that he made came true. But some of them didn't. One example that came true was automatic lawn sprinklers and irrigation systems. Another prediction he made was the mechanical hounds. This prediction didn't come true and is probably years ahead of where we are now but it was a pretty rational prediction considering the time in which the book was written was also a huge time for change and industry. Things like mechanical hounds were not lucrative in a time like that where change was very much supported.
One of Bradbury's most peculiar predictions is that firemen won't be called on to put out fires, but to start them. The idea that this would happen is both thought provoking and frightening. It scares me that in the future, books would be banned in favor of TV or that firemen cause the devastation they were once trying to prevent. This prediction was wrong but that doesn't mean that it will never happen.
Good predictions for the book were all reading
ReplyDeleteGood way to really talk about the connections in the book to real life. Also how some of the things Bradbury says are true today. Makes me both scared and curious to see what inventions will come out in the future years.
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