Use Of Technology In Ray Bradbury's Short Stories
In recent years, technology has become a more advanced tool in the everyday lives of humanity. New and improved technology is being used all across the globe to teach students, save lives, and to make our lives as humans easier overall. The technology in Ray Bradbury’s short stories could be taken as good or bad, depending on which aspects of the stories are taken into focus. Technology in Bradbury’s stories is nearly completely autonomous which makes life a lot easier for the owner, however, there is also the side in which is abused in “The Veldt” and overused in “The Pedestrian”. Today’s reality however, is that new gadgets like phones, computers, and robotics can all greatly assist the human race without overuse.
Admittedly, in the wrong hands, technology has the power to be a …show more content…
According to information graphed by the United States Energy Information Administration, over ninety percent of homes in the United States of America contain at least one television set as of the year 2009. On top of that, surveys taken show that seventy-five percent of homes in the United States contain at least one computer as of 2009. Every year this survey was taken, the numbers recorded only went up, and it was more common for households to own more than one television and computer. This reality was foreseen in a short story known as “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury, in which the narrator comments on how everybody is inside their homes every night watching television shows, on top of the fact that he has never seen another person outside at night when he takes his walks. “In ten years of walking by night or day, for thousands of miles, he had never met another person walking, not once in all that time.” Increasing amounts of people are gaining access to these devices and people are using them even more often as the years pass and improvements are
Admittedly, in the wrong hands, technology has the power to be a …show more content…
According to information graphed by the United States Energy Information Administration, over ninety percent of homes in the United States of America contain at least one television set as of the year 2009. On top of that, surveys taken show that seventy-five percent of homes in the United States contain at least one computer as of 2009. Every year this survey was taken, the numbers recorded only went up, and it was more common for households to own more than one television and computer. This reality was foreseen in a short story known as “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury, in which the narrator comments on how everybody is inside their homes every night watching television shows, on top of the fact that he has never seen another person outside at night when he takes his walks. “In ten years of walking by night or day, for thousands of miles, he had never met another person walking, not once in all that time.” Increasing amounts of people are gaining access to these devices and people are using them even more often as the years pass and improvements are