Modern United States has a worse society than in Fahrenheit 451 because of Law Breaking & Rebellion, fake news, and Disconnection from and Devaluation of Books/Learning/Education. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a novel that explores the dangers of censorship and the power of knowledge. It takes place in a future society where books are banned and burned. The main character, Guy Montag, is a fireman whose job is to burn these forbidden books. It's a captivating story that raises important questions about the value of literature and the impact of technology on society. In Fahrenheit 451 they burn books, which is a lot like how the real-world media is now. “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture”. Just get people to stop reading them.” (Bradbury 66) This shows that you don't have to burn books to destroy a culture, just like how you don't need to create fake news to get people to follow you. …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451 and the real world, there is disconnection from and devaluation of Books/Learning/Education. Faber backed up as if he feared the book might vanish if he took his eyes from it.” (Bradbury 81) This shows that in both worlds there is a loss of reading books but in their world, they are told not to read and for ours, we are just choosing not to. “In recent years, literacy rates have started to decline in most parts of the world.” (Ralf A. Pir 1) This matters because in some time our world will be just like theirs. Law breaking and rebellion are widespread in today's world as well as in Fahrenheit