In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury the society is a dystopian society, which is a society that is as dehumanizing and unpleasant as possible. The way this society deals with the government is through conformity, which is an act of matching attitudes and beliefs. Many of the main characters conform to the government because it is what they are suppose to do because they don't know anything other than that. This is mostly because individuality is not accepted in this society because of its tendency to start problems. However, Individuality gives a person their identity, which allows them to express the different unique personalities they have from others. This is can been seen with Clarisse McClellan, whom is a character that shows her individuality to the everyone, especially to Montag, at the beginning of the story. …show more content…
This is one of the most important themes, in Fahrenheit 451, the issues of individuality versus conformity. Individuality, which is when people have a different way of thinking, style, etc., plays a major role in any society. When a society has individuality there is opinions, which allows people to show how they feel about certain aspects of life, some may be good and others bad. A great example of individuality in Fahrenheit 451 is Clarisse McClellan. For example, She “liked to smell things and look at things, and sometimes stay up all night, walking and watching the sun rise” (Bradbury 5). This shows she had lots of curiosity and questioning made her different than others in her society, thinking was her specialty, which made people such as Montag see her as a strange person. However, she believes montag wasn't like the others, that he could be like her if he let himself think outside the box, he could be different just like her. She tells him “You're not like