How can societies be defined as having differentiated or the same concepts? Societies are formed by people adjusting to fit in with everyone else. In some cases it’s not a choice on whether one can adjust or not. The society in Fahrenheit 451 is similar to society today because it portrays the similarities on how the societies see technology and the need to be happy even though religion is not closely the same.
In the books society and society today, both worlds thrive and rely on technology. “ ‘It’ll be even more fun when we can afford to have the fourth wall installed... It’s only two thousand dollars’”-Mildred (Bradbury, 20). The books society relies on the company of the walls in order to not think about things that are happening outside.
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In society today, people often block out negative things to stay happy. “ It didn’t take a scientist to figure out that grump people make others feel lousy and feeling lousy makes them less productive” says the St. Petersburg Times. Blocking out negative things will cause the people around you to be happier. In the book, banning books was a normal thing for them. Instead of the firemen putting out fires, they start them when someone is withholding books. The rules of a fireman are stated “ 1. Answer alarm swiftly. 2. Start fire swiftly. 3. Burn everything. 4. Report back to firehouse. 5. Stand alert for other alarms”(Bradbury, 35). There was no hesitation when the firemen got the alert that someone had books in homes, they immediately went and burned down the house. Living for the moment is a big thing today. People want to try new things and explore places unseen. In the book, the people in charge shunned conversation and thought. “‘ They could afford to be different’”-Beatty(Bradbury, 54). Beatty was concerned that if people started thinking, they they would start protesting against the rules they’ve lived by for so long. Porches were banned in the books society so people couldn’t sit and think about things. If something offends someone in the book, they will automatically get rid of it. “‘ White people don’t feel good about Uncle Tom’s Cabin, burn it..’”-Beatty(Bradbury, 59). Although