Examples Of Dystopian Society In Fahrenheit 451

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What if there was a world where everyone was trapped and couldn’t escape, imagine what life would be for them. The people have to decide if the world they're living in is a dystopian or utopian society. More than half have decided it was a dystopian society, yet they couldn’t do anything about it. Most of the reasons why there is a dystopian society are because of what someone elses damage has done.There are clear similarities and contrasts of the dystopian society compared to the Modern American society, in Fahrenheit 451 the fire departments burned books which would be considered harmful in the Modern Society, in 2081 the entertainment was controlled by the government and ones who were talented were forced to wear gears to make them the same …show more content…

In Fahrenheit 451 the main character Guy Montag was a fireman. In Fahrenheit 451 Montag had a fire department. In the American Modern Society there are firefighters to and fire departments. "just how it would feel. I mean to have firemen burn our houses and our books." (Bradbury 17). Another quote "We burned a thousand books. We burned a woman." (Bradbury 26). These quotes show that the firemen burn books and houses on purpose which is the opposite of the Modern Society. The function of firefighters is to “protect the community from disaster situations, including house and building fires, and promote a healthy environment. This position also participates in fire prevention and inspection activities” (Chandleraz). Firefighters are helpers, they will put the fire out, which will allow everyone to cherish what they love before it's gone, in …show more content…

When the Tripods Came are similar to the american modern society because there is brainwashing and there are people who don’t like where they live or just need to leave, lastly they also might be forced to leave. Earlier in the book When the Tripods Came the tripods had entered into Andy’s world, they were capturing people and trying to turn everyone into a tripod. After all Andy and his friends and family realized that they were “brainwashing people” (Christopher 37) and capturing them, there own family members tried to do the same to them. In Andy’s world they had caps that they put on their head turns them into a tripod,“ Put it on, Laurie.Then you will know the secret of happiness, as we do” (Christopher 58). In the future they then felt the needed to get as far as way as possible from the tripods, which meant leaving everything behind. “Caroline, listen-you must listen. . . . Leave the house before they get back. Come here, They aren’t the same people, I tell you, they're different” (Christopher 62).“Good. Welcome to Guernsey” (Christopher 84). They had left their town and made it to Guernsey trying to get as far away from the tripods. The tripods were everywhere even though they tried to escape and get away “ We've not come this far just to give in” (Christopher 85). In the American Modern Society there is no caps that have

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