Fahrenheit 451
Is Fahrenheit 451 an oppresive text?
Discuss depression on society, technological control and fear/violence imposed on the population
Discuss depression on society, technological control and fear/violence imposed on the population
It is a dystopian society to be sure, that is the whole point. The people are oppressed and, save for a few, don't even know it. So, yes the society is very oppressed; the text it self isn't. It is a warning if anything.