Alyssa Hogg Mrs. Sedgwick Blue 1 1 February 2023 Fahrenheit 451 Timed Writing In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, they have a society that is very different and similar to ours through books, technology, and politics. Books in their society are hated because of who they offend and the danger of the knowledge, while in this society books are a very common thing. In a conversation with Montag, Beatty states “Each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them cower, to judge themselves against. So! A book is a loaded gun in the house next door” (Bradbury 58). Books offend people and destroy the idea of equality in this society. In this society people can get offended by books and there are issues of equality with women's rights and different races that you do not see in Fahrenheit 451. Beatty goes on to say, “They were given the new …show more content…
At Mildred’s party, one of her friends says, “I think he's one of the nicest-looking men who ever became president” (Bradbury 96). In their society they care more about looks, probably because that is all they focus on with tv, rather than political views. In today’s society, people care about looks but when it comes to the president people are very concerned about their political views. Beatty states that, “If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none” (Bradbury 61). If you do not give people different or any views, then they never care or think they should have an opinion. They tell people what to think, while in today’s society people have very different views and make up their own opinions. To summarize, Politics do not matter in their society because people have a lack of thinking and knowledge, while in this society Politics are very important and