Similarities Between Fahrenheit 451 And Society

Society Imagine a world where everything was “perfect”. People would all be equal, and everyone would be “happy”. Sounds awesome right? Wrong. In a society like this, would anyone truly be happy? The answer is no. This theory was proven in many different books and poems. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, the society was made to be “perfect”, but things did not end up that way. There are many similarities between Fahrenheit 451 and our society, such as the way we handle our feelings and the role of technology. For starters, the way people deal with their emotions. In Fahrenheit 451, people have ways to control how they feel. Everyone in the society does these things. For example, there are destruction places when people are angry. Clarisse McClellan states that she often goes to these places to solve her anger problems. Also, the people are required to wear seashells in their ears, which often causes them to mumble. These seashells are used to make sure they think the right things to control their emotions. However, Montag thought of them like “... the wife who talked so much on the telephone that her desperate husband ran out to the nearest store and telephoned her to ask what was for dinner? Well, then why didn’t he buy himself an audio-Seashell broadcasting …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451, electronics are everywhere, and are used every second. In fact, the people practically live and love their tv families. But, “ Millie, does the white clown love you,” (pg 73), the families don’t love them back. Likewise, the Montag house have 4 walls with tv’s on them. In our world, people often believe that characters in books, movies, and tv shows are real, and care for that character. However, humans are capable of doing other things than watching tv. Many people are involved in a sport or club and lately people have been exercising more. Humans and book characters are different when it comes to