Ending of Farenheight 451

The final two chapters of farenheight 451 were, to be honest, somewhat depressing and sad. Yet at the same time the point made by the book is clear, while technology advances society it can also be it's demise. The dehumanized society in which Montag lives in is free of all intelligence. However, living by the idea that ignorance is bliss corrupts morality and the joy of living life. The quote, "maybe the books can get us out of the cave"  ( 74) perfectly demonstrates Montag's dilemma. With the quote, Bradbury eludes to Plato's alegory of a cave. In the Allegory of a Cave the characters are restrained by ignorance as well, and when Montag tries to educate Mildred's friends they are frightened and disbelieving. Although politically and socially intelligence had been looked down upon, it was in fact human nature that drove the race to rely on such convenient technology instead of building lasting relationships or relying on emotion. Eventually, the technology in which humans set out to create dehumanized the self. Although the point of Bradbury's fiction society is happiness, emotion is the very thing that eludes all members of the dystopian world. The reliance on technology can never satisfy human thirst for need, and technology can never love. Without human interaction and educated thought life is meaningless.