“NO MORE BOOKS, STAY INSIDE AND WATCH/TALK TO YOUR SCRIPTED FAMILY!” In Fahrenheit 451, society consists of every living soul to pertain to one another unoriginal thought and feelings; for all to agree with thoughts of one individual ultimately the one that seems more logical than the rest. The burning of the books ‘benefits’ the prevention of constructing advanced and possibly absurd aim of impressing another. Also, acts of socialization are known as one of the indications of an outcast. The intellectual knowledge of smart people are avoided which is a bit ironic, instead of avoiding the dumb ones.
On the subject of different societies, Ray Bradbury perceives the truth of blazing books. In today’s society, books are not often read for fun
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Exploring your environment and the people around you isn’t really a thing to do anymore. Sitting inside and watching tv is best when it comes to saving the world from ‘smart’ people. One quote from the novel is “My uncle was arrested another time - did I tell you? - for being a pedestrian.” (10). Why would he get arrested for simply being a pedestrian? He wasn’t doing anything wrong, was he? In modern society, these types of acts still happen, a citizen is walking down the street doing nobody any harm suddenly - boom - he’s shot. Where has the world gone if a harmless person is shot simply by the cause of his race? Today's world has dumb down likewise Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Protests should be made, but the constant fear of the outcome swims through the minds of every living soul. Another example, “She didn’t look up from the script again…They write the script with one missing part.” (20). This shows that staying inside and reading a made script with a fictional family is more ‘normal’ and common than enjoying a walk outdoors. Moreover, the usual behavior of Bradbury’s teenagers are terrible. The teenagers are ruining lives of innocent