People have different opinions of a utopia and dystopia, such as the people in Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451. It is a book about a society where it is believed that the best utopia is one where everyone is equal in intelligence so that there is no superiority. Therefore, the people in their society are required to burn books within 24 hours of first sight. The people in Fahrenheit 451’s society can actually compare to our society today despite all the contrasts that we have with theirs. One thing that is similar and different about their society to our society would be the availability of knowledge. In Fahrenheit 451, the availability of knowledge is very scarce, as books are illegal to own and read. Therefore, the people in that society
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One example from page 94 shows how Mildred’s friends don’t care for children at all. “Caesareans or not, children are ruinous.” In contrast, Clarisse actually cares about everything that’s going on around her and reacts when she notices that someone doesn’t acknowledge her, but she is one of a few people who notice what is going on (page 4-7). Similarly, in our society we are a lot more sensitive about emotions. For example, we react when someone is insulted or offended, unlike in Fahrenheit 451’s society. We also care about the nature around us, as we work hard to keep it thriving. However, not all of us are caring and kind-natured, such as the members of Isis who ruthlessly kill. In any case, our society is more expressive with emotions and Fahrenheit 451’s isn’t.
Fahrenheit 451 and our society compares and contrasts because of the availability of knowledge and expression of feelings. We are slowly moving on to more electronics, but are still thoughtful, while the other society is already sucked into the addiction of electronics. Both societies have their own ideas of utopia. At first sight, we would think that Fahrenheit 451’s society is a dystopia, but for them it is utopia, and vice versa. Overall, there is no such thing as a fixed definition of utopia and dystopia because everyone has their different
One example from page 94 shows how Mildred’s friends don’t care for children at all. “Caesareans or not, children are ruinous.” In contrast, Clarisse actually cares about everything that’s going on around her and reacts when she notices that someone doesn’t acknowledge her, but she is one of a few people who notice what is going on (page 4-7). Similarly, in our society we are a lot more sensitive about emotions. For example, we react when someone is insulted or offended, unlike in Fahrenheit 451’s society. We also care about the nature around us, as we work hard to keep it thriving. However, not all of us are caring and kind-natured, such as the members of Isis who ruthlessly kill. In any case, our society is more expressive with emotions and Fahrenheit 451’s isn’t.
Fahrenheit 451 and our society compares and contrasts because of the availability of knowledge and expression of feelings. We are slowly moving on to more electronics, but are still thoughtful, while the other society is already sucked into the addiction of electronics. Both societies have their own ideas of utopia. At first sight, we would think that Fahrenheit 451’s society is a dystopia, but for them it is utopia, and vice versa. Overall, there is no such thing as a fixed definition of utopia and dystopia because everyone has their different