Examples Of Hidden Dystopia In Fahrenheit 451

Hidden Dystopia
In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, people have TVs the size of walls, the people can obtain cars that go at alarming speeds and students do not have to worry about being assigned chapters to read for homework. Technology is at an all-time high and even controversial topics have been avoided. It may seem that there are no downsides to this world, although in the following scenes the real atrocities of this masked dystopian society are revealed. The U.S. Constitution plays a large role in granting citizens rights although, in Fahrenheit 451, their version of granted rights is twisted. Different amendments that are violated throughout the novel are featured in three scenes. The first scene consists of a woman being limited expression

It is shown clearly that the firemen do not allow people to express themselves through literature or say anything about the government.
This whole scene violates the 1st amendment because the firemen are burning an old woman’s books, which takes away her right to express herself. The firemen also do not have a right to barge into her house and take books because the fourth amendment limits them from searching and seizing her home. Since the firemen are burning this woman’s books along with her entire house, it is a form of cruel and unusual punishment, which violates the woman’s 8th Amendment rights because the firemen did not have to burn her house or mistreat her when looking through her

He hides in the trees when he walks towards the group of men that are huddled around a fire and is greeted by Granger who says “All right you can come out now! It’s all right, you’re welcome here.” This prompts Montag to show himself and walk towards the group. After talk about Montag’s chase, Granger asks Montag to join the group and be a copy of the Book of Ecclesiastes and Montag agrees. This whole ordeal shows that the rest of society alienates this small group because of an interest in literature and intent to stay around with the books that have memorized. This scene violates the 1st amendment because people cannot adequately express themselves. The censorship on books does not allow for people to say just anything about the government or any other type of expression. The “book covers” also do not have the right to come together because the government limits such expression, speech, and assembly. The group is having their rights taken away. This scene also violates the 14th amendment because the Equal Protection clause from the 14th prevents people from being discriminated against. In Fahrenheit 451, the “book covers” group is being discriminated against because of their beliefs about society and literature. The book keepers want the world to change and to end the ban on books, but it cannot happen because the government does not allow it