In today's society, everyone seems to look down. No, it's not because they're grieving or saw a particularly interesting blade of grass. Instead, everyone has their necks craning towards their cell phones, iPads, laptops, or any other type of technology they own. Today, technology is no longer just a tool, but a necessity for the average citizen. People use it for everything from finding directions to chatting with their closest friends. In 1953, a man named Ray Bradbury wrote a novel that closely resembles this modern society. He wrote about a world where everyone is obsessed with technology and those who aren't are considered crazy. Is this the possible future towards which society is heading? With our reliance on technology, absence of literature, and lack of human communication, our world is slowly moving closer to Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Soon society will be thrown into chaos, and the only thing we will have to understand is machines. which obsesses us. Our excessive use of technology will surely lead to the downfall of humanity. Electronics are the backbone of the 21st century, and without them we would collapse. Building a world based on robotics isn't such a bad idea, but it's the obsession of the average, everyday civilian that is ruining us. People can't seem to leave their homes without their phones or other electronic devices that they desperately need. This is closely related to the Fahrenheit 451 society, where citizens rely on technology for their information, entertainment, and just about everything else. In the book, the main character's wife, Mildred, even goes so far as to call the on-screen actors "my family" (Bradbury 49) when Montag asks her to turn off the TV.......mid paper.. ....Foreigners? News week. 27, March 2000. Print. “Common Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. » Common Standards Initiative 2010. http://www.corestandards.org/the-standardsKluger, Jeffrey. “We Don't Talk Anymore: The Text Messaging Problem.” " Time. www.cnn.com6, September 2012. Web.Malone, Michael S. “Young People Are Against It: Technology Is Bad for Us.” www.abc.go.com. ABC, May 15, 2009. Web. May 17 2014..