Our Society Compared to the Dystopian Society of Ray...

Bradbury, the intuitive author of Fahrenheit 451, describes the future of our society to be quite aberrant. He satirizes many aspects of society and displays the various atrocious examples we are setting for the future. One social institution being satirized in Bradbury’s novel is law enforcement. Law enforcement refers to a system in which people act in an appropriate manner to punish people who violate rules and norms of society. Though this definition is shown to be inaccurate in the dystopian society and apparently our own society. The degree to which our society is becoming more similar to Bradbury’s dystopian vision can be shown with real world examples. The opinions of the citizens seems to be taken very lightly in the dystopian†¦show more content†¦The technological advancements made in our society show that we are not far from this futuristic aspect of the society. About one year ago, it was announced by the Oregon Police Division that they will soon h ave a robot canine to help them fight crime with the help of a â€Å"$15,000 donation from Toledo Refining LLC† to purchase and train the police dogs. According to the article, â€Å"the police dog will be trained to detect human scents and drugs† as stated by the police chief, Mike Navarre. Also under proper command, the dog can â€Å"bring down a fleeing suspect [or] find someone in a building.† These aspects of our society display the vast similarity. One last resemblance between the two societies is in the lack of privacy the law enforcement provides. A familiar feeling felt in the novel is one of being watched constantly. This paranoiac feeling can be conveyed in Montag’s actions. For example, â€Å"He stood looking up at the ventilator grille in the hall and suddenly remembered that something lay hidden behind the grille, something that seemed to peer down at him now. He moved his eyes quickly away.† (10) This shows the uneasiness Montag feel s of being watched, which causes him to hide his feelings because he is afraid of getting in trouble. This feeling of a lack of privacy in reality can be shown in our use of police drones. â€Å"Police departments across the country are adding new high-tech airborne devices to their crime-fighting arsenals† according to the Federal Aviation