The society in Fahrenheit 451 has many similarities along with many differences of our modern day American society. Some of the similarities of our society and the society in Fahrenheit 451 are that in our society, which is becoming more and more technologically advanced, individuals are demanding things to become faster and faster. As with the society in Fahrenheit 451, everything is fast and readily available at the touch of a fingertip. Another similarity in our society and the society of Fahrenheit 451 is that things that may have been considered dangerous and rare, such as suicide and murder, is becoming an “everyday thing” or a usual happening in our society, and was even more routine in the Fahrenheit 451 society. One other similar characteristic in our society and the Fahrenheit 451 society is that more and more, our government is starting to turn the table in their direction and trying to make us conform to their ideology, along with censoring certain things out of our lives. There are also differences in our society and the society in Fahrenheit 451. For one, our society does not make games out of criminal activities, as the society in Fahrenheit 451 does. Another difference in our society and the society in Fahrenheit 451 is that our present day government and society does not see war as a usual thing and does not take war lightly, like the government and society in Fahrenheit 451 does.
             Our present day society is becoming more and more technologically advanced, and as a result things are becoming faster and easier to use. In the society of Fahrenheit 451 technology has developed further than in our world and has therefore probably met the demands that we have now. Still, the citizens in Fahrenheit 451 have increased their demand for speed and ease of use. For example, the cars in Fahrenheit 451 exceed the present day speed limits and are allowed legally to “speed”. In our society cars ...