It isn’t too disputed in our modern day society that air pollution is an evident problem; however, will it ever get to a point where the air we breathe will require, not just facial covering, but gas masks to ensure that we see another day? And what exactly are the implications of smog on the living things in our world? As depicted in John Brunner’s The Sheep Look Up, the residents of the United State are forced to wear filtered gas masks to avoid breathing in the contaminated air around them and are also required to pay a price to breathe clean oxygen gas. But, how realistic is this depiction of the future offered up by John Brunner? The effects of smog have already been observed during a temperature inversion in London, England during the