Similarities Of Society In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

Juan Alcala
Mr.Sealy
English Composition I
19 January 2023
Fahrenheit 451 World Similarities to Ours

In the book, “Fahrenheit 451” created by Ray Bradbury, there were many things that touched on the topic of what society will be like in the future. It’s pretty interesting knowing how a book made in the 1950s would have some resemblances to the present. A society that allows technology to run their lives, a society where things get censored without the public being able to act upon it. Creating a society that accepts ignorance toward subjects of controversy, and as time passed it created ignorance toward one’s emotions.
Society in Fahrenheit 451 lives off of technology, from the seashells that are programmed for news and information. The government

In the U.S. we have a right (the first Amendment), giving us the right to freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government. But even though the first Amendment gives us these rights, it still doesn’t allow people to speak freely. Like how the U.S. government controls what people can see online on social media, and when things are shown, the government acts upon it and silences it. Another example is how the newspaper is made to hide controversial

An example of this would be when Montag read Dover Beach to Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Bowles, and Mildred. Mrs. Bowles showed her emotions after he read it by crying and feeling confused, not knowing what emotions she was feeling. Mildred is someone depicted as numb, and selfish, when Montag asked her about Clarisse she just simply replied, “No. The same girl. McClellan. McClellan, Run over by a car. Four days ago. I’m not sure. But I think she’s dead. The family moved out anyway. I don’t know. But I think she’s dead.” (Bradbury 44). Mildred was unsure and didn’t care about Clarisse’s death, and in another situation she told the fire department about the books in Montag’s home, knowing that he’d get punished, she walked