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The Dystopic Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury tells the story of a dystopic world where books are burned by firemen because they are prohibited. By presenting this, he makes a point on how books are essential and at the same time warning readers. He was trying to say,” If this happens, then this will happen.” He visualized this society in this book, based on his society, which is parallel to our society now. In the dystopic Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury examines his society at the time, and he admonishes readers about possible aspects of future societies, especially mass media, technological advancement, and peoples’ mental health. Through Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury shows the effects of mass media in a dystopic society, while at the same time warning us of a possible future society dependent on mass media. In this society, the main character’s wife is solely dependent on her TV walls. Note that it’s not only just one wall. After buying 3 walls, she wants to buy the 4th wall, as if it isn’t enough. A wall acts as a barrier or surrounding, so by buying these walls, she is shutting herself from the rest of the world. She is also surrounding herself with her “family,” so that’s the only thing she sees. With these walls, she only cares about her “family”, and everything else holds little significance to her. Sadly, she is not the only one and the majority of the people in this society are the same way, only relying on mass media since literature isn’t important anymore. Who would’ve thought he was

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