Have you ever watched the jet cars race on the boulevard?...I sometimes think drivers don't know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly...If you showed a driver a green blur, Oh yes! He'd say, that's grass! A pink blur! That's a rose garden! White blurs are houses. Brown blurs are cows.
In Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451," the narrative reflects on the experience of life in a fast-paced society where technological distractions take precedence. The quote highlights a stark contrast between the frenetic pace of modern living and the appreciation for nature and beauty. The author suggests that the drivers racing on the boulevard have become so accustomed to speed that they fail to truly see their surroundings, reducing everything to mere blurs...