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Lauren Stankiewicz

Jacobs

Period Three

11/1/18

Fahrenheit 451 Dystopian Society

Fahrenheit 451 is a book that describes a life without walls, books, and real conversation.

It is a representation of a dystopia. The story revolves around Montag’s life. He is around thirty

years old and has a wife named Mildred. He is a firefighter and his life is mostly small talk. His

job is to burn and hide the truth. His wife, Mildred, always points out what she wants and is self

centered. Mildred and Montag’s new neighbor is a seventeen-year-old girl named Clarisse. She

thinks and observes all day and at night, she walks the streets and likes to share her wild,

mysterious thoughts and questions.

In this dystopian future, books are illegal. If you have any books, you are supposed to

burn them. If you are caught lying, your house and books are burned to ashes. The firefighters

are responsible for this. They are forced to do these actions by the government. The government

wants to hide the unwanted truth for the rest of the society. Everyone has been so manipulated

into believing these lies that now, there is no small talk or discussion of any kind. In this life,

walls cost $2,000, which means no one owns a wall unless they buy one. You must decide wisely

in this life because if you are a firefighter, you only make $6,000 per year.

In the book Fahrenheit 451, there are many things to compare. To begin, the thought of

equality. In real life and the book, being equal is a must. In Fahrenheit 451, books are illegal and
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banned. But in real life, you are encouraged to read. In both worlds, you may have walls, but in

real life, they come pre-built in your home.

To compare the differences, the book has no walls, banned books, the firefighters burn

things down, and yearly pay. To start, in real life, people want you to read because it widens your

vocabulary and makes you smarter. Your house comes pre-built with walls, so you don’t have to

buy them. A firefighter's job in the book is to start fires and burn things, while in our life, it is

quite the opposite. In our world, a firefighter is supposed to prevent fires and save people. Both

the book and real life strive for equality. In the book, everyone is equal and cannot have books.

In real life, the majority of the population is working on having equal rights and treating each

other fairly. The yearly average for a firefighter in Fahrenheit 451 is around $6,000 while in real

life its around $45,000.

All in all, our today society is a level up from the society in the book. Comparing this

book to our modern day life, most people would not want to live in the dystopian society of

Fahrenheit 451.