mass media theme Flashcards
1
Q
parlor walls
A
scenes from “parlor walls” change rapidly, images flash quickly in bright colours
designed to produce distraction and fascination
2
Q
radio
A
“seashell ear thimbles” are miniature radio receivers that play constant broadcasts of new, advertisements and music, drowning out the real sounds of the world
3
Q
mass media
A
Bradbury portrays mass media as a veil that obscures real experience and interferes with the characters’ ability to think deeply about their lives and societal issues
4
Q
books
A
“it isn’t books you need, it’s some of the things that once were in books… The same infinite detail and awareness could be projected through the radios and televisors, but are not”
5
Q
books hostile
A
“the bigger the population, the more minorities”
