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In today's society, citizens are beginning to be more invested in technology to distract themselves. Instead of seeing the world for themselves they are objectively becoming less indulged with their happiness and in reality. People cut themselves away from reality which cultivates into a state of an illusion of contentment. They try to be like one another, instead of being unique and being themselves. In doing so, it allows people to fake their happiness. Ray Bradbury displays this realism through Mildred, Montag's wife. Mildred is described as cold and distant from Montag's point of view, not remembering important memories. Society can be seen with Mildred's suicide attempt because she pretends to not be aware of it, actively denying it. This leads Montag to realize that nobody listens anymore. She is upset with her life, spending most of her time watching television. Bradbury illustrates Mildred as a shell of a human being. She has no real connection with anyone close except for the television shows she watches. Mildred distracts herself with technology to reveal that her true feelings are hidden behind a mask, similar to the people in our society today. Although some people distract themselves to let them feel happy, it creates a mirage of happiness that would be potentially worse.

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Bradbury Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2013. 1-158. Print

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"Nobody listens anymore. I can't talk to the walls because they're yelling at me. I can't talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say"(Bradbury 78).

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"We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren't happy. Something is missing" (Bradbury 78).

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“We are living in a time when flowers are trying to live on flowers, instead of growing on good rain and black loam...we think we can grow feeding on flowers” (Bradbury 69).

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People are distracting themselves, presenting a fake happiness.

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The world is gradually moving toward a dystopian society as displayed in Fahrenheit 451 since society is becoming bored and distracting themselves, resulting in a warped feeling of bliss.

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"Darkness. He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself... He wore his happiness like a mask" (Bradbury 9).