What Bradbury is trying to get across in the novel Fahrenheit 451 is that people around the world are starting to suppress the idea of growth quite easily. They set themselves into comfort and right when they get there they stop, there is little growth, little curiosity, little risk taking and all because the people of the world think they have what they want. There is rarely failure in the lives of these people but at the same time is there any achievement? Like Robert F. Kennedy once said “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” An example of this is in F451 is on page 43 when Montag asks his wife Mildred “The first time we ever met, where was it, and when?’ ‘Why it was at-‘ She stopped. ‘I don’t know.” Mildred can’t even remember how she met her own husband. People in the real world are getting to comfortable with what they are given, and instead of reaching for the stars they reach for the TV remote just like Mildred has gotten so comfortable and gone from reality. In conclusion people are climbing a metaphorical mountain in life and when they get to the top they settle there in comfort instead of going out and climbing steeper and larger mountains.
Here is a video example of the theme by YouTube star Casey Neistat showing that the only way to get somewhere in life is to hustle and always be aware.
Robby Hooker Fahrenheit 451 Blog 