What are the similarities b/n the society presented in Fahrenheit 451 and present- day American Society?

Answer 1

A decline in reading.

An increase in visual media that bypasses the critical thinking function that reading stimulates.

A lack of awareness of history. When history is promoted, it is usually heavily edited to promote an agenda or to sensationalize it; source documents are ignored if they don't fit the plan. Literature classes are more likely to be selectively laced with politically correct readings which fit proper political indoctrination.
(Anyone taken a Women Lit class that features writings by Ayn Rand? ---Just wondering...)

And don't forget to do your drugs (or was that THX 1138?)

With cameras on every corner (1984), stem cell research and human cloning (Brave New World) and the disappearance of the written word (F. 451) it's no wonder that some of us old geezers feel like we're strangers living in a strange land....

Answer 2

Fahrenheit 451 is all about censorship. After Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" television has struggled to find a balance of what should be censored. There are tv shows that have had to edit reruns. Fahrenheit 451 suggests that books are burned to "protect" society, as we are experiencing now.

Also the similarities continue with the "bums" who have memorized texts in order to protect them. We have many who are trying to push the limits with different shows. We also have things like YouTube that is not censored like the tv would be.

Answer 3

I don't like doing homework FOR people, but think about Montag's wife. How does she get through the day?
The so called Patriot Act, alllowing the government to spy on us without the usual process of asking a judge first if the government thinks we may be a terrorist....does that connect? We have burned books in the recent past in America, and we have battles with people and libraries and schools about what books can or should be on the shelves or taught in classrooms. Does that help?

Answer 4

one similarity would be that like the firefighters, some people can misinterpret a beneficial thing at first, but then realize that it is important and can aid them