Living in a Dystopian “My child would never own a weapon” some might say. In today’s world, some might argue that. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian book about the future. In this society, books are illegal to read and firemen burn down houses instead of taking out fires. Children fight for fun and get killed on a daily basis. Guy Montag, a fireman, figures out there are more books than people say there are, even though it's illegal to have them. Since Fahrenheit 451 and our society both demonstrate dystopian criteria, they are both dystopia. Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopia because in their society, the citizens live in a dehumanized state, such as the children in the society fighting and engaging in violence for fun. As Guy Montag was walking around his neighborhood, he spotted Clarrisse, a young girl who is his neighbor, standing at the corner. …show more content…
Clarrisse is considered antisocial at school and doesn't fit in. Montag asks what she means by that. Clarisse tells Montag “But everyone I know is either shouting or dancing around like wild or beating up another. Do you notice how people hurt each other nowadays?” (Bradbury, 27). Normally, in a dystopian society, citizens live in a dehumanized state. Clarisse talks about how the kids at her school beat each other up and are “wild”. People in their society beat each other up, causing some people to die for fun. It's dehumanizing that kids engage in violence for their own entertainment. In a perfect Utopia, people would not be beating each other up for fun, nor engaging in violence. Therefore, Fahrenheit 451 is dystopia. Just like Fahrenheit 451, American citizens who live in American society also live in a dehumanized state. In the article “Pandemic stress, gangs, and utter fear fueled a rise in teen shootings” by Lizo Szabo, she talks about how teens over the past few years have gotten involved with gangs and