Societal Differences In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

Societal differences play a major part in each of these three novels. Each one has their own set of problems that the author looks to solve by creating a story relates to the struggles of their time. Bellamy is looking to create a society that is publicly owned due to his society’s distribution of wealth. Bradbury aims his novel at the importance of the individual because of the impact conformity has on his society. Gilman is looking to empower women because of the suffrage movement that took place during the time the book based off. These novels share some similarities and differences in the solutions that can help each society. This essay will examine each novel and the similarities and differences in each.

During the late 19th century,

Bradbury uses this book as a way to attack utopian governments such as the one Bellamy was looking to create. The book was written during World War II and the beginning stages of the cold war. During this time many Americans were favoring security over the liberties of the individual. The American society was fearful of communism and the hostility that could follow from communist countries. In his book, Bradbury creates a utopian society, but they are not given simple pleasures such as time alone or spending time with nature. The people do not have meaningful conversations or think independently. The government also bans books because of the ideas that can be formed by reading. The society was timid about literature because some groups could be put off by the content in the book. The government within the “Fahrenheit 451 is one of the main problems. The government tries to see the best in every person, but it often looks past many qualities that make a human. Knowledge is one of these qualities that define humans. In the book, Montag is a fireman who is tasked with burning books so that the society can stay unified. The knowledge that can be found in the books being burned poses a major threat to this utopian society. The people in the society are kept ignorant by the government, but many believe that ignorance is bliss within this society. By keeping the people

Bellamy wants to create a society that mutually benefits each person. Public capital is his solution to the problems of the 19th century society. Bellamy wants to create a utopian like society based off this public capital where every individual can put in equal effort and reap the same rewards. While Bellamy is striving to create this society, Bradbury condemns his utopian society. By having utopian societies, everyone will be very similar. His utopian society is based off of conformity and this takes away the individual. The two books relate to this topic. In Bellamy, each person is given the same amount of credit and can use to however they please. The individual can be whatever they want and are able to think for themselves. Every person is pushed to be the best possible and are rewarded when they make the extra effort. Every individual in entitled to an equal share of the wealth. Everyone is conformed in a sense. Every person within Bellamy has the same rights to wealth, food, shelter, and many other things. HealthCare is socialized and everyone has the right to seek treatment. Bradbury also focuses on the individual in his novel. His utopian society is a set of conformed people who no longer have access to books because of the power they hold. Every person is very alike, no one questions authority. The quest for knowledge is put down and the individual is taken away. Those who do question authority are