Differences Between Society And Society In Fahrenheit 451

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Have you ever thought about how different our society is compared to the society in the novel Fahrenheit 451? Isn’t it kind of scary how alike yet so different our societies are?
In the book, the main character, Guy Montag lived in a dystopian society, meaning that it was imagined and imperfect. Though they did try their best to make their society perfect, it just wasn’t working out. Probably because there is no such thing as reaching perfection. Well, that’s what most think.
Still, today’s modern day life is most definitely different from the dystopian society in Fahrenheit 451. Sure they had some things that we do. Bluetooths, televisions, robots, and firemen, but most of them served a different purpose.
In the novel, firemen burned books.

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