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Fahrenheit 451? That was book burning. I think you mean 1984, and its telescreens.
by 1over137 7y ago
Fahrenheit 451? That was book burning. I think you mean 1984, and its telescreens.
- salemh 7y agoNo, those are present - part of the commentary of the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451 Montag awakens ill the next morning. Mildred tries to care for her husband but finds herself more involved in the "parlor wall" entertainment in the living room – large televisions filling the walls. Beatty recounts the history of how books lost their value and how the firemen were adapted for their current role: over the course of several decades, people began to embrace new media (in this case, film and television), sports, and an ever-quickening pace of life.
- ianai 7y agoIt’s also a plot point in how they hunt the protagonist down, iirc. He wasn’t as engaged to the programming as he was supposed to be engaged.