What Is Fahrenheit 451 A Dystopian Society
“There are worse crimes than burning books, and one of them is not reading them” –Ray Bradbury. This quote is very relative to the book Fahrenheit 451. This is because in the book, it is illegal to even possess books, never less read them. But in our society today, books are encouraged but less and less people are reading books. This shows a huge difference in our society and the dystopian society in Fahrenheit. But it also show similarities because people are always being forced to change. This brings me to my claim which is that among the many differences between a dystopic world and our world, there are many similarities.
One distinction amongst the two civilizations is the teachings of teenagers. In our community we encourage teenagers
to be safe and responsible. We teach them to drive safely and slow, but not in Fahrenheit. "... go out in the cars and race on the streets, trying to see how close you can get to the lampposts." (Bradbury 27) This is what is encouraged in the world of Fahrenheit for young teenagers. Many of them die and nobody seems to really care.
One distinction amongst the two civilizations is the teachings of teenagers. In our community we encourage teenagers
to be safe and responsible. We teach them to drive safely and slow, but not in Fahrenheit. "... go out in the cars and race on the streets, trying to see how close you can get to the lampposts." (Bradbury 27) This is what is encouraged in the world of Fahrenheit for young teenagers. Many of them die and nobody seems to really care.