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Fahrenheit 451 Modern Day Society

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Modern day society seems pleasant to the naked eye, but when one takes a closer look one can uncover some unsettling things. Our society has a mask of technology and advertisements to make it seem as though everything is perfect. The mask distracts from the problems we do have, and, while not always specifically accurate, Ray Bradbury captures the essence of some of the problems that plague our modern day society in his novel Fahrenheit 451. Our modern day society, like that portrayed in the novel, is filled with advanced technology and distractions. Aside from the required reading students must complete in the classroom, reading is not as popular as it once was. Now people of all ages have access to smartphones, laptops, and so many
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Fahrenheit 451 is set in a horrible, yet very possible, dystopian world. The setting is very undesirable because everyone thinks that books are bad so they have prohibited all of them. Everyone has this Belief because over time it has been convinced that books only bring sorrow. Most people have forgot about books and their importance, but the people who haven’t forgotten try to sneak books into their homes only to then have their homes burned, sometimes with them in it. Books are valuable, worth the time and effort, and in Montags’ world books are considered dangerous.

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What would you do if there was another world that burned homes instead of put them out? Society today is used to keeping the community a safe place instead of putting the society in danger. This society strives for balance and fair living. Fahrenheit 451 contrasts to modern society in areas of Government, Firemen, and Books.

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In the book Fahrenheit 451, Montag’s society, attempting to be utopian, bans the use of books, and owning books. If someone is caught with them, their house and the books in them are burned to ashes. For some, this may seem like a good idea, but it causes many problems. People begin to turn all their attention to technology as they no longer have a source of entertainment. They’re so focused on their TV show or radio station that they begin to not care for others to the point that even death means nothing to them.

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Parallels Between Fahrenheit 451 and Our Society Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920. He has written many science fiction and fantasy novels throughout his lifetime. Bradbury first began writing at the age of 12 or 13. After graduating from high school he spent most of his time studying in libraries because he could not afford to go to college. Bradbury eventually began to publish his own stories.

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Bradbury makes an additional social criticism expressed in this novel. He believes people are moving too quickly in life. Therefore, no one takes time to slow down and experience the moments they are in. In one scene in the novel, Montag and Clarisse are socializing on the street. At one point, Clarisse briefly mentions, “‘I sometimes think drivers don’t know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly’” (6).

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How would you feel if you didn’t have control over your own life? In some societies, people have no control over themselves, and also in some of these societies, there are a lot of advanced techs that make their society different from ours. However, there are similarities between these societies such as inequalities. Both books Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Legend by Marie Lu it is a dystopian society with large amounts of control and high technology which are different from modern society however there are similarities like inequalities.

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Based on the novel by Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit 451”, Guy Montag, the main character who lived in a dystopian world, a fake “perfect” society is a protagonist. This is because due to all of the actions that Montag have done throughout the story to find out what an actual perfect society should be like. Guy Montag had been able to see what is being hidden deep inside his society and away from the citizens that he’s living in. Like other protagonist in many other stories, Montag had sacrifice his life so that he would be able to discover and protect what the world is hiding away. Even though in the begging of the novel, Montag is a fireman who follow the rules and had to burn books as his job but then after meeting Clarisse, Montag’s inner self had wakes up and looking for the truth of the world.

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In today’s society, we are often encouraged to read; to be social and to stop looking at our phones and computer screens 24/7. And all of this is because we don’t read enough and we act as if texting and going on Facebook is being social when we are actually just staring at a screen. This is precisely what Ray Bradbury wanted to criticize when he wrote Fahrenheit 451. He fictionalized a dystopian society where everything is a big contrast from ours: firemen burn books instead of putting out fires, the word “intellectual” is a swear word, a bad character trait; and staying with your TV “family” is considered social. In this society, we witness Guy Montag’s lifestyle shift from a fireman who burns books to a critical thinker and a rebel.

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Faber’s Recipe for a Ruined Society Can you remember a time when you did not need to be entertained by technology? Perhaps a thought provoking book, some down time, or a simple day can bring you back to feeling this way. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury society is ruined by the overuse of technology. Guy Montag lives in a futuristic society where everyone is consumed by technology, including his wife Mildred who can not even remember where she met him.

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technology in Fahrenheit 451’s world has both positive and negative effects on their society. One positive effect is the way they are able to treat people that have a medical problem. When Mildred overdosed, instead of letting her die, she was revived by the use of a machine that pumped out her blood and replaced it in half an hour. This kind of technology doesn’t exist in our world but if it did it could save a lot of lives. The advancements they have made in their society could be very beneficial to the people if they didn’t use it in the wrong ways.

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In a typical dystopian society everything is dreadful. Modern society is different from Fahrenheit 451, 2081/Harrison Bergeron and my IRB because in modern society we have a balance between utopian and dystopian, and in these examples they are complete dystopian where everything is not to be desired. The similarities between the novel Fahrenheit 451 and Modern Society are that they both have books. The differences with books are, that in the novel they have no value, but in modern society we use them for resources, also in the different societies with Fahrenheit 451 the government discourages reading or owning books, the fireman's job is to burn books because of the government not wanting them in the society.

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Dystopian society Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is meant to portray a dystopian society. Everyone is considered conformist, instead of independent. A factor in a dystopian society is everyone agreeing with each other, and not having a say in basically anything. Deciding who becomes the president in Montag’s society is not a reliable and accurate process. As Mrs. Bowles is explaining how she decides who, and the rest of her friends want as president she says “‘compare Winston Noble to Herbert Hoag for ten seconds and you can almost figure out the results”’( 97).Where Montag lives, being independent contributes to dystopia.

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Compare and contrast My society is very similar to the book Fahrenheit 451, writing by Ray Bradbury, however it is also very different as well. My society is very similar to Fahrenheit 451 society because we both have lots of freedom compared to most places. The reason why I say both society have more freedom than most places is because both societies can pick their own jobs, and choose their own clothing, and get to choose who they want to marry, however places like Russia and Isis they can 't choose what they want to do, people in Russia are assigned jobs and women are forced cover their faces. On the contrary my society is also very different from Fahrenheit 451 society because in Fahrenheit 451 society the punishment for having a ban book is more severe than my society punishment, if you are caught with a ban book they will burn the book and the house it’s in

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The differences and similarities between the book’s society and our modern day society really bulged out at me while I was reading the book ‘Fahrenheit 451’. In Fahrenheit 451, books are banned. And instead of having firemen that put out fire, the firemen start the fire to burn down books and houses. There are many differences and similarities between our modern day society and the the society in the book ‘Fahrenheit 451’. Such as our Government, Technology, and Behavior.

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In Fahrenheit 451, there are many obvious differences in the dystopian society that the novel takes place in, and our present day society. However, there are also many overlooked similarities in the societies. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is both different, and alike our modern day societies. Initially, the America that the novel takes place in is much more of an authoritarian society then present day America.

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