In the novel “Fahrenheit 451” written by Ray Bradbury, taking place in a dystopian society it is shown that no matter how hard people try to make a utopian society it will eventually crumble down to a harsh dystopian society. By comparing and contrasting two seemingly different societies one can determine that a society can never truly advance into an utopian society. While there are many similarities and differences within “Fahrenheit 451” and modern some that stood out were how depression is in society, technology controlling society, and how war is viewed in society. To begin with, “Fahrenheit 451” and modern society are similar because people are falling under depression because they are not enjoying themselves. They can’t think of a
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As a matter of fact in the novel, the people are just wrapped up in the T.V. and are replacing their own families with it. In modern society, people are constantly in front of a screen without any social interaction other than with stranger that they have only met online. For example, Montag is sick and trying to talk to Mildred when the the parlor is playing loudly in the back,”’Will you turn the parlor off?’ he asked.’That’s my family’” (Bradbury 46). Those both in the society now and in the novel have changed their priorities to technology. They view it as a source of entertainment that won’t ever have to end. Even though both societies spend lots of time on technology, modern society is not as advanced as “Fahrenheit 451”. In fact Montag talks to Faber about how obsessed Mildred is with watching T.V. when Faber exclaims the brilliance of it that is able to capture the mind of many, “‘It grows you any shape it wishe! It is an environment as real as the world. It becomes and is the truth.’” (Bradbury 80). In modern society, technology has not come far enough to take people through such an advanced experience. Though it may be getting there it still has a long way to go. Technology may be different between the two world but it still had the ability to get millions of people constantly using
As a matter of fact in the novel, the people are just wrapped up in the T.V. and are replacing their own families with it. In modern society, people are constantly in front of a screen without any social interaction other than with stranger that they have only met online. For example, Montag is sick and trying to talk to Mildred when the the parlor is playing loudly in the back,”’Will you turn the parlor off?’ he asked.’That’s my family’” (Bradbury 46). Those both in the society now and in the novel have changed their priorities to technology. They view it as a source of entertainment that won’t ever have to end. Even though both societies spend lots of time on technology, modern society is not as advanced as “Fahrenheit 451”. In fact Montag talks to Faber about how obsessed Mildred is with watching T.V. when Faber exclaims the brilliance of it that is able to capture the mind of many, “‘It grows you any shape it wishe! It is an environment as real as the world. It becomes and is the truth.’” (Bradbury 80). In modern society, technology has not come far enough to take people through such an advanced experience. Though it may be getting there it still has a long way to go. Technology may be different between the two world but it still had the ability to get millions of people constantly using