Fahrenheit 451 Dystopian Analysis

Some people consider freedom the meaning of the good life. Thoreau teaches that the good life is “freedom from desire.” To have a good life people must be free to make their own choices and mistakes. However, other people have a different opinion about the good life—Andrew Carnegie believes people can find the good life through success and wealth. Yet still, others want neither of these, choosing instead to stay innocent with no responsibilities like Adam and Eve, free from decisions and the stresses of everyday life. Another view is Freud’s Pleasure Principle that suggests people are interested only in fun and doing whatever they want all the time. Moreover, these people don’t want to worry about anything else.

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” - Kofi Annan. This quote states that education is the key to power and guiding others. The main character in Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag, lives in a dystopian society where people have lost their will to think and communicate with others. In Montag’s society, books are prohibited from civilians because they are deemed offensive, ultimately causing the brain dead downfall of their society. Montag’s profession is a firefighter, who lights houses on fire that contain books in them to shield the society of knowledge. After meeting a spirited well thought girl named Clarisse and an old retired professor named Faber,

Mankind must by this time have acquired positive beliefs as to the effects of some actions on their happiness; and the beliefs which have thus come down are the rules of morality for the multitude, and for the philosopher until he has succeeded in finding better. That philosophers might easily do this, even now, on many subjects; that the received code of ethics is by no means of divine right; and that mankind have still much to learn as to the effects of actions on general happiness, I admit or rather earnestly maintain.

Imagine living in a society where the whole world of literature has been completely turned upside down. Books are now being burned in attempt to stop the characteristic we know as individuality and a dystopian society seeks to control the population by eliminating individual desires, thoughts and passions. The novel Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury explores the idea of a dystopian society that burns books to eliminate individuality and specific opinions between all persons. The protagonist of the novel, Guy Montag is a fireman who burns books as a profession. In Montag’s journey throughout the story, his opinion on burning books changes drastically from thinking books are pointless and destructive to thinking books are now

Information and knowledge, invaluable in society, are concealed and destroyed due to the government’s greed for power. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury follows the life of Guy Montag, a fireman, as he attempts to understand the dystopian society around him and his life. Montag rebels against the government and society itself in an attempt to understand his purpose. In the futuristic novel, books are illegal and burned in fires when found in homes. When Montag reveals his own collection of books, his world begins to change. In the novel and in life, people have restricted access to knowledge and information. This dystopian quality can be a result of the government’s desire to protect the people, or due to the government’s want to

Dystopian societies and modern day societies have various opinions on what should be valued. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury shows a dystopian society that contrasts today's modern day society. The concepts of knowledge and communication are shown throughout the book in different ways than are seen in today’s modern day society. Knowledge is one idea that has conflicting meanings.

“Genuine happiness lies in action that leads to virtue, since this alone provides true value and not just amusement.” (Aristotle)

Celsius 232.7, not as catchy as Fahrenheit 451, one is a temperature and the other tells a riveting story of irony, acceptance, and rebellion. Ray Bradbury tells the story of Guy Montag, a firefighter in what the current world would call a “Dystopian Future” in Fahrenheit 451. In the future, almost all books are banned and people instead watch tv, drive very fast, and commit suicide. Guy Montag’s job is a firefighter but the name is misleading; Guy, along with his fellow firefighters, do not put fires out but instead start them.

How would you feel, if the articles you love were burned? Would you like to be murdered for being different? Sacrificing your memories so you wouldn't have to deal with the painful ones? All of these questions references dystopian worlds, that each has a social commentary. Fahrenheit 451’s world uses burning of books or anything literature to censor knowledge from everyone. In the post apocalyptic world in the Chrysalids, people despise and murder others for being different. The futuristic world in The Giver, were you are forced to surrender your memory. In Fahrenheit 451, Chrysalids, and The Giver are all written to the point where people can relate their societal problems, but are aware that our world may end up as one of these three dystopian

Part two shows a lack of relationships between adults and with children which characterizes a dystopia. Mildred, Montag’s wife, is half delusional and oblivious to the world around her. Mildred explains to Montag “my ‘family’ is people. They tell me things; I laugh they laugh! And the colors!”

The society in Fahrenheit 451 would definitely be considered a dystopian society when compared to our modern day society that exists today. Although people have their own opinions, I believe it’s rather obvious that the society in Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian society. Our society is somewhat in the same way as Fahrenheit 451’s likewise that not all the people are happy in either society, however, that is not possible to accomplish. Both societies also have jobs but they differ by very much. In our modern day society, we have Firemen who put out fires and help keep the world at safety.

A dystopian society is a civilization that describes an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. (taken from the dictionary) In most cases, the government controls this society and even though they work for a utopian society, it is quite the opposite. A dystopian society works to conceal anything that might be different from the lifestyle taught to you. In that case, Fahrenheit 451, Hunger games, and Hunger Games are considered a dystopian society.

Although these are luxuries to have, all of these items will only bring joy temporarily. In addition , there are many dangers that can come with money such as greed, too much power, selfishness and the possibility of draining all of your money in a short amount of time. Kluger advises, “We’ve got all the toys; now we need to relocate the joy, tap into the propensities that allow us to take pleasure in striving- in, if you will, the pursuit”. All the items in the world don’t compare to the natural pleasure one earns when they find joy in a non-consumptive way that allows them to have a sense of accomplishment within which is indeed, true

Ever wonder what life in a dystopian society would be like? A dystopian society is a society where nothing is perfect, the bad people live and lurk and life as people know it would cease to exist. Life today would be turned upside down and nothing would ever be the same. But some dystopian societies are similar to our society as well as different. There are many clear attributes and differences in the novels Fahrenheit 451, A Night Divided, and the screenplay “2081” compared to modern-day society, many of these involve entertainment, technology, and government.

A dystopia represents the polar opposite of a utopia. Indeed, it could even be considered a failed utopia, a failed ideal society. If one accepts this notion as fact, then it would lead to the logical conclusion that both must share some of the same characteristics. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 portrays one such dystopia that has emerged throughout the ages clearly depicting characteristics such as conformity, isolation from external influences, and an apparent lack of poverty, misery, and war.