When authors create a dystopian society, they often try to predict the future and maybe even include a few similarities that relate to present day society. Ray Bradbury created a life in the future similar to today but without the pleasure of having books. Kurt Vonnegut created a world where everyone is equal to no restraint. Finally, Veronica Roth shined light on a future where people must choose their own path where they will be stuck forever. Technology in Fahrenheit 451, government in “2081”, and equality in the novel Four, are all examples of dystopian life the varies from modern day society. All of these societies have their own similarities and differences compared to modern. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and modern day society have similarities, but also contain many differences. Take technology for …show more content…
depicts a great example of a world that has similarities and differences when compared to modern day society. The government is a strong and bold force and “2081”. There are little to no individual rights that the citizens possess. They are forced to, “...wear weights to make them weaker, the intelligent wore earpieces that kept them from taking unfair advantage of their brains” (Tupper 1). This is all run by the Handicapper General, who has no restrictions on what she can and can’t do. In modern day society on the other hand, there are little restrictions on things like this, just some in moderation. People are free to do what they want and be who they want to be. “The Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power” (BILL OF RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (1791). These rights are put in place to limit governmental power to give people more freedoms. People have rights written in the Constitution to free speech and press and religion. Modern day society is a free place for everyone to express who people want to