Fahrenheit 451 is a novel about a dystopian society that outlaws reading and harboring books. The main character, Guy Montag, finds his passion for knowledge and wisdom, despite being one of the people who destroys books. This story may seem farfetched, however this story could definitely take place in the near future. The ways this story could be accurate is that society has a short minded population, has increasing technology that makes learning seem difficult, and has censorship that proves a government could easily suppress the media and knowledge. This story may not be far off in our future, and many contributing factors make this book seem very realistic.
One of the first reasons this story could become a reality is the increase in technology. …show more content…
The government in this society have many things that occur. For example, the government seems to be in war, however nobody knows about it or what it is being fought for. "The jet bombers going over, going over, going over, one two, one two, one two, six of them, nine of them, twelve of them, one and one and one and another and another and another, did all the screaming for him" (Page 11, Bradbury) Montag notices jet bombers flying over his house, and nobody knows what kind of trivial war is going on. The government also outlaws the making or reading of books. This atrocity sets the scene for a nation that will be uneducated and mindless. Although Montag breaks away from his shortsightedness, he still finds it nearly impossible to educate based off of the laws that forbid him to do so. Government censorship is a major problem as the government can ruin humanity by simply controlling what they learn. Montag’s wife says something interesting about education. “'It's a lot of funnels and a lot of water poured down the spout and out the bottom, and them telling us it's wine when it's not' “ (Page 27) Mildred doesn’t like her education. She doesn’t understand how the education system works. They teach students certain things and leave out many other things, and it shows that the education system is flawed, much like our society …show more content…
When the technology and the government interfere like the story describes, the effect is a population that is not curious to solve problems or to ruminate over issues, but rather to be entertained for short periods of time until death. In fact, our society has started to come to this kind of lethargy. People prefer to use social media or watch television rather than educate themselves or help the world by solving problems. This a major problem as eventually humanity will stagnate and eventually kill itself. If we are not helping the problem, then we as a society are just letting the world destroy itself. In Fahrenheit 451, people go to work then immediately go home and entertain themselves. Our society has succumb to this so-called “fictitious”
One of the first reasons this story could become a reality is the increase in technology. …show more content…
The government in this society have many things that occur. For example, the government seems to be in war, however nobody knows about it or what it is being fought for. "The jet bombers going over, going over, going over, one two, one two, one two, six of them, nine of them, twelve of them, one and one and one and another and another and another, did all the screaming for him" (Page 11, Bradbury) Montag notices jet bombers flying over his house, and nobody knows what kind of trivial war is going on. The government also outlaws the making or reading of books. This atrocity sets the scene for a nation that will be uneducated and mindless. Although Montag breaks away from his shortsightedness, he still finds it nearly impossible to educate based off of the laws that forbid him to do so. Government censorship is a major problem as the government can ruin humanity by simply controlling what they learn. Montag’s wife says something interesting about education. “'It's a lot of funnels and a lot of water poured down the spout and out the bottom, and them telling us it's wine when it's not' “ (Page 27) Mildred doesn’t like her education. She doesn’t understand how the education system works. They teach students certain things and leave out many other things, and it shows that the education system is flawed, much like our society …show more content…
When the technology and the government interfere like the story describes, the effect is a population that is not curious to solve problems or to ruminate over issues, but rather to be entertained for short periods of time until death. In fact, our society has started to come to this kind of lethargy. People prefer to use social media or watch television rather than educate themselves or help the world by solving problems. This a major problem as eventually humanity will stagnate and eventually kill itself. If we are not helping the problem, then we as a society are just letting the world destroy itself. In Fahrenheit 451, people go to work then immediately go home and entertain themselves. Our society has succumb to this so-called “fictitious”