Role Of Utopia In Fahrenheit 451

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There is no such thing as a Utopian society. Every Utopian society turns into a Dystopia. Utopian societies make people their worst which makes it a Dystopia. If there were to be an Utopian society, it would not last for very long. There can never be a Utopian Society that lasts very long, it will always turn into a Dystopia. Every Utopian Society turns into a Dystopian society. One Utopian society that turned into a Dystopian society is the society of Fahrenheit 451. This society tried to make nobody smarter than anybody else so they banned books which made everybody their worst selves and felt close to nothing for feelings. This made this “Utopian” society a Dystopia because nobody was truly content and happy. There can never be a Utopian

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