Similarities Between Society And Fahrenheit 451

Dystopian novels are perfect in showing society’s decline in humanity, by showing the ways a “perfect” life could be destructive to our human nature. Fahrenheit 451 shows how monstrous society can be if we try to be perfect at the cost of our humanity. And we are heading down that path. Though, there are many similarities and differences between today's society and Fahrenheit 451’s, there are some that we should really take into consideration.
One of the biggest plot points in Fahrenheit 451 was that the people chose for their lives to be controlled, even going as far as to say, “But I don’t care. I just like solid entertainment” (Bradbury 58). They wanted to be happy, no matter the cost and allowed an extremely corrupt government to take

Children nowadays look for anything to get their minds off the life they’re living, resorting to drugs, alcohol, racing, and even hurting themselves. If you look at the news you’ll see thousands of stories of people being reckless, causing car accidents, and murdering one another. How is that any different from what the children were doing in Fahrenheit 451? Now there are obviously some differences, in the book it was the majority that decided they would rather be happy than comprehend the pain of life. Similar to how Mrs.Phelps would rather worry about remarrying than whether her husband will live or die at war. However, in today’s society, we are now encouraged to understand our downfalls and go through them together, granted that isn’t always the

We send people to their deaths as if it’s nothing as if they’re nothing. In reality, we’re no better than Mrs. Phelps, letting her husband worry about death, not her. As time goes on war becomes more and more dangerous, for soldiers and civilians. While we are not quite to the same point as Fahrenheit 451, decimating cities full of innocents without another thought, however, we certainly are getting close. We may be more in touch with ourselves, but we have yet to accept others for who they are, one thing Fahrenheit 451 actually succeeded in. But at what