Fahrenheit 451 Compared To Modern Society

When a science fiction writer creates an imaginary society, it can be used to explore issues in our current society that could affect the way we evolve in the future. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury created a society that was seemingly unrealistic. This society has different ideals from ours, such as what is considered anti-social or what people should be enjoying in their free time. However, there are other aspects of Bradbury’s imaginary society that are becoming reality in 21st century Canada. Bradbury predicted a society that would be television obsessed. He predicted a society that would be so consumed by their technology that they would choose it over books or even socialization with their own family. While it has not come to that extent in our society just yet, at this rate Bradbury’s vision of the future is slowly coming true.

The society in Fahrenheit 451 is relatively similar to our society. In both of the societies, technology, political correctness and censorship are the three main things that make each society similar. Even though in today’s society, we do not punish each other for having books or burn each other's houses for sinning. In this society some people could care less if an individual sinned. Each society wants everyone to think that they love their job and for some people, they do but some are suffering. They do not want their family to think that they are a burden for not liking their job.

In the novel Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury) we see many connections to the modern world. Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is set in a dystopian future where the government controlled everything and books are banned. Writing ahead of his time Bradbury was able to predict many things such as the seashells which are earbuds and wall tv’s. He was very accurate in his predictions so it would be wrong to dismiss his motifs as impossible. In fact some things such as police brutality, suicide, and drug usage occur in the present already.

In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, this society is very has a lot of censorship and government control because the people are narrow minded, have lost the thought of humanity in their souls, and scared of what life could be like with imagination. In this book people burn books because the government has banned them. Everyone feel sad and no one has opinions. This society is very different but similar in some way to our own today.

Although our real life society is similar to the society in Fahrenheit 451, they are also very different. For example, in the Fahrenheit 451 society, books are illegal, and firemen burn down houses. “Burn all, burn everything. Fire is bright and fire is clean.” (Bradbury 60). The fire captain says this quote because it is against the law to read or even have books, and he thinks fire cleanses society. But people can read and own books in our society, which I think is a very good

Books were invented many years ago and have a big impact on our society we live in today. Many religions follow the text from books and used it today as a guide in the way they live. Imagine every single book and research topic were to be abolished and you had no knowledge of William Shakespeare, Leo Tolstoy, and the holy bible. All you know is what you're told by the government. Ray Bradbury's establish a profound system in which people are not allowed to read books to people to question the world around them and think for themselves. Montag is a proud fireman who obtains pleasure from burning books, but he slowly starts to question the reason why he does it.

“I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it” (Ray Bradbury). Today in our society we face many issues, but not as many as the world that the people in the novel Fahrenheit 451 face. The novel Fahrenheit 451 is based on futuristic times. A society where everything and everyone is falling apart. It is a place where they are not concerned about the well-being of their society. Our world has some of the same issues, but in some ways, we also live completely different lives. Although some differences between Fahrenheit 451’s society and our society are somewhat noticeable, the similarities may be a bit harder to find.

In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury discusses the lack of interest in reading books and how the advancement of technology contributed to the lifestyle of the population. This world that Bradbury exhibits in Fahrenheit 451 lacks the interest of books. With advancement of technology: wall tvs, cars that go 150 mph at least, and even education is affected; the children learn from a tv. New technology has declined the popularity in reading so much that it was against the law to read altogether. “There was no longer need of firemen for the old purposes.

Dorothea Brande said, “There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow.” Today’s society is mainly focused on technology, in being approved by others, and other things that without doubt lead it to destruction and failure. Most people in our society think of themselves as happy, yet it is the complete opposite. Humans these days are simply miserable and torn between work, technology and many other things that separate them from true happiness. Too much technology has consumed people’s brains and most of the times makes them lose the capability to think for themselves, communicate with others and it also leads to laziness. The lack of family relationship and communication has ruined most families and has redefined the traditions and the meaning of a family. Too much conformity has redefined what is acceptable for people to do and not do just to be accepted. Just like the society in Fahrenheit 451, today’s society is equally self-destructive.

I believe that the world is more closer to today in the 21st century and that Bradbury’s imagining of the future world was closer to the way it is today. Through the novel we saw many of examples of things in the Fahrenheit 451 world that are really close to the way they are in today’s real world. One example of this is how important technology is to people and how it has affected people’s social lives. Mildred in Fahrenheit 451 was a great example of this when Montag asked her ““Will you turn off the parlor” he asked. “That’s my family”” (Bradbury 48). Mildred is so caught up with the TV programs that they are almost like her family and that they are more important than Montag and she doesn’t have much of a social because of this. Another

Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and today’s society depict several differences such as education and the idea of a fireman; however, one essential similarity exists which presents the similarity between technology in both societies. Throughout the novel the way children become educated shows a great difference than today's society. In the novel, Clarisse, a student in one of the many schools, discusses her average school day to Montag, the protagonist in the novel . She states, “An hour of TV class, an hour of basketball or running. . . we never ask questions. . . they just run answers at you. . . sitting there for four more hours of film teacher.” (Bradbury 27). Since the students had the television class, the teachers did not

Fahrenheit 451 portrays a society in which the government has taken over the citizens. The society described could become ours. However, there are some key aspects that are different. The people in the novel lack human emotions. They can feel some extreme emotions but cannot identify them. Also, there is a total absence of individuality within the community. Throughout the novel, haunting images are described to display the evils of such a society.

What would society look like without technology? In the book Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, the book displays a society that is very dependent on technology. The technology is much more advanced than the technology of the time period this book was written in. In the novel, Bradbury warns the reader that technology will begin to replace human interaction. He uses his book as a way to predict what the future of technology might look like in the future. He predicted correctly because many of the electronics he included in his book are things that are used in current day society.

Is our society starting to parallel the one shown in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451? The book was written in 1953; however, the setting takes place in Bradbury's (slightly altered) predicted future. Throughout the novel about the firemen who burn houses filled with books due to an ever changing world, Bradbury writes about his fears of the future while talking about the consequences of advanced technology. He shows how swift technology has enabled the citizens to constantly move about, and try to accomplish everything through multitasking. However, this creates a certain speed in their life that also has its consequences. This dystopian society has adapted to this lifestyle by getting rid of ‘useless information’ and only keeping what they really need to function, but in result, they lack depth in their life.

In the novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the author creates a picture of a society that resembles our present-day society in a variety of ways. Although a society in which government has total control over its citizens seems to be a little extreme, there are definitely clues that can be seen today that suggest that we are headed in the same direction. Some of the resemblances between the society in Fahrenheit 451 and our society today are the governments’ hypocrisy, the gullibility of the citizens who fully support the government, and the fact that books are becoming rather extinct due to advances in modern technology.