In 1953, Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 451, a book presuming books would become unwanted in the futuristic American society. Sixty-two years later, there is obvious proof that the amount of Americans who read books has decreased. According to Jordan Weissmann, “The number of non-book-readers has nearly tripled since 1978.” Weissmann also reported, that the amount of adults that have read a book for pleasure in twelve months has decreased seven percent in eighteen to twenty-four year olds, and six percent in all adults. This decrease in reading may come from the abundance of activities and technology Americans have access to. Kathryn Zickuhr and Lee Rainie say that, “About four in ten Americans reported reading a book—in any format—on
