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Similarity: In both world's we are very dependent on technology and media. For example, the way headphones are expressed with Mildred at the beginning of the book with the ocean and seashells in her ears (headphones) shows how characters in the book are so dependent on technology. In real life, we are also extremely dependent on technology for our daily lives. For example, my screen time daily must is around 6 hours a day which is a lot if you think about it(1/4 of the day excluding sleeping). In our day to day lives we depend on technology to help with entertainment and that is a theme displayed in the book, too.

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A similarity in the two societies is that in both 'worlds' there are people who will always question the rules. Most people know at least one person who has pushed the rules limits or further questioned why something was the way it was and in Montag's society he himself was one of the ones who questioned. I think it's a normal human reaction to react to a rule or law with "why". Then there are people like Beatty who will encourage the following of rules and Mildred who looks away from trouble.
Another similarity in the two societies is that people seek equality and fairness, in both societies. In Montag's world the government regulates specific things like books to make sure there is equality. The difference is each society's way of getting equality. In our society every person to their own values but there is a basic 'lesson' that everyone learns from school or from their parents on how to treat others fair.

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In Montag's society, people do not feel the need to read books and cut them out of their lives, for the most part, and the same can be said about ours, not many people are as willing to read as they used to be. Additionally, technology is such a pivotal part of their lives and ours as well, to the point where if we get too caught up in it, we may end up ruining our relationships with people like Mildred did to Montag because of her TV "Family" and her music. However, the media in our society is nowhere near as censored as it is in Montag's. Beatty (I think) said "If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question...better yet give him none" and that is exactly how the media in Montag's society is censored, but we able to speak freely and to choose sides without censorship to hinder our decisions.

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Unlike Montag, our society has more freedom of choice and individuality. People have passions and goals that they pursue. I feel like in the book this is not the case. One way they are similar is that people oftentimes get lost in their devices and fade out of the real world. Such as Mildred. People use this to phase out their real life, when there are better alternatives in our world. The book's society reminds me a lot of Harrison Bergeron.

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The difference between our society and theirs is in our society we can express who we are without being burned. or shamed in society we could pull out a book at the park without being attacked our houses would never be burned in fact even today certain authors do readings.

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A similarity between Montag Society and ours is that both take every story out of proportion and  lie about situations for more attention and viewers. For example, the mechanical hound was following Montag around on a live camera and streaming it to the television for everyone to tune into and then in the end just choose a random victim to call Montag to have an interesting ending to the story while Montag was still in the woods. This is like how there are always police chasings on tv that are projected when there isn't really a story there, they still make one.

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There are several differences and similarities between our society and Montag's. For instance, a lot of people in Montag's society don't have the ability or interest to think critically. They're all okay with believing surface level things, and not thinking deeper into the functions of their society. They don't question why things are the way they are. Instead, they entertain themselves with parlor walls as their form of escapism. In our society however, it's encouraged to find the deeper meaning in things. In school, we are often asked to analyze literature or look at things from different perspectives. There is also one big similarity between our society, which is people's coping mechanisms. Millie, for example, obviously had been suicidal most likely from her inability to garner meaningful connections or find the joys throughout life. As a way to cope with these feelings she used the parlor walls to escape those realities, much like how people today use their phones/books to distract themselves from their own turmoil.

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The different between our society and Montags society is how advanced their technology is. For example, we do not have mechanical hounds to hunt down bad people for us, instead we have detectives and investigators. This has something to do with society because people tend to get lazy and depend on technology more then they probably should, just like in the book. We do not do it as badly as stated because our technology is not really as advanced as theirs.

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One thing that is similar is that in the book it is represented that montags society is brainwashed and distracted by all the technology. Now i would not say it is nearly as bad in our society, but a majority of our society are glued to our electronics and are so dependent on technology, just like the book. An example would be the "walls" which is a symbol for the TV, mildred was always watching the TV and never seemed to pay attention to anything else. This is much like our society too, because we spend a lot of time being dependant on the TV rather than going outside and enjoying the nature.

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In our society as well as Montag's society, lots of people look at things only at the surface level. People dismiss ideas or movement based on an oversimplification of said ideas and movements, rather than bothering to think about the nuance behind points they don't think they agree with or just don't want to agree with. People will even look at public figures and the facades those figures put up to determine how they feel about them instead of looking at their actions or ideas. This is seen in the book when Mildred and her friends discuss who they voted for, and all it took for them to side with a candidate was for him to be tall and have a fancy last name.

Our society is different from Montag's in that we don't engage in book burning. At the very least, not anywhere near to the extent that his society does. We have the internet, a massive storage of information that once uploaded to it, is extremely difficult to erase. Book burning is literally a profession in Montag's society, performed constantly, even by Montag in the first page of the book.

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When looking comparing both our society to Guy Montag's society there are a few similarities and differences that we can point out. For one, our societies are similar in the sense that we have become very distant from one another. What I mean by this is that in today's world we are too focused on technology and social media that we rarely see each other face to face before the dawn of technology which is also shown in the book when Montag realizes that his marriage with Mildred means nothing since they barely even know each other on a personal level considering the events that have happened later on in the book. One of the major differences between both societies is the way the media keeps the government in check from doing anything that may seem illegal or critical to us. In the book we see how the news reporters cover the Montag chase scene and let the police frame an innocent person. If something like that were to happen in the real world the press would have exposed the police leaving the public in shock and betrayed making them think that they could be framed for something as well.

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In both worlds there is a lot of technology needed for the society to strive and be successful. For example, the mechanical hound is needed for them to track people down. In our society we use gps trackers or drones.

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A difference is that in their society there are way more strict rules you have to follow and some things are opposite. For example, now we are allowed to read books. An example of how things are opposite is that firefighters start fires instead of take them out and there is a speed limit for cars you can't go under in the book, but in our society there is a speed limit u shouldn't go over.

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One similarity to Montag's society and our own is that technology separates us. In Montag's society, Mildred, his own wife, pays little attention to him and only cares about the "family". In our society, everyone in the house does their own thing and they pay little attention to each other because they are watching YouTube or a new episode of their favorite series.

One difference in our society in comparison to Montag's is how we see books. in Montag's society, books are seen as unnecessary and only make people think too much and make them unhappy, thus there is no reason to not burn them. In our society, though not as popular as the times before the internet, books are still a source of entertainment. Whether they are audiobooks or books with spines and pages, books bring a source of joy and escape to people from all corners of the globe.

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Similar: Our society is heavily technology based and these days many parents give their young kids tablets and let the technology raise them instead of the parents raising them. Our society also doesn't like to feel uncomfortable when it comes to addressing the things we need to fix, we tend to distract ourselves from the harsh reality with recent pop culture trends and lots of social medias. for example in the book Montag is talking to Mildred about society and how books shouldn't be burned and she answers the phone talking to a friend immediately distracting herself from what is hard to deal with.
"'Ann!' she laughed. 'yes, the white clowns on tonight!'"

Differences: Our society and government isn't as brainwashing and corrupted as the society in the book. we are allowed freedom of expression and protest unlike Montags society where if they think different they are burned along with their belongings.
for example when Clarrise asked "Is it true that long ago fireman put fires out instead of going to start them?" showing that fireman burn the houses of those who think differently than society

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In our society, expression of our own opinions is welcomed and even encouraged. Symbolized by the act of reading books, Montag's society frowns upon others opinions and beliefs. If it's not a perfect society, they don't want it.

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In both of our societies, the use of toxic relationships are apparent. Guy Montag and his critically depressed wife, Mildred are in a loveless marriage. Montag had no desire to spark her out of her depression and she did not hesitate to destroy his reputation and turn him in. Unfortunately, this is the same in our society. Loveless relationships just go on because both parties are too weak to find better.

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In the book, their society is shunning and resentful towards those that are queer or strange. For example, Clarisse when murdered because she dared to be unique. In our society however, diversity is extremely promoted, if not favored. Discrimination is being worked on and equality is a strength.

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Difference- In our society professors or people who have gone to ivy-league colleges are praised and thought of as intellectuals, however in Montag's society they have to live hidden from everyone because their knowledge would get them burned/killed.
Similarity- When the news is showing Montag's police chase, they kill a random man on the street to have their viewers keep their attention on the same story. They add more details to Montag's chase so people don't lose focus, this is similar to our society because the news/media usually over exaggerate on a story for spectators to maintain their curiosity and keep watching.

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Our society today is similar  to Montag's society because of self harm rates. Since the pandemic started the percentage of people causing self harm or attemped suicide has been increasing and in Montag's society it has been implied multiple time people trying to harm themselves is common. A big difference is people sympathy. In todays society people are really empathetic toward people and animals, while in book people are indifferent and are trying to harm people is something that is common.

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What's similar with our society and montag's society is the people and the things they do. By that I mean in our society we are developing a cancel culture where there canceling books, artists, shows, etc. and most of the time for no good reason. While in Montag's society there cancel culture is aimed towards books. However, we also have some differences in our societies, in our society people are more outgoing and free to do what they would like, our people feel more alive. While, Montag's society is more gloomy and aims towards death, you rarely see the book talking about people walking outside or doing our normal daily activities, instead the book depicts their society as almost everyone overdosing on medication, and there's not much to do. as well

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In both Montag's world and mine we rely on technology. We use tech for everything. In Montag's society everyone is super super into technology they are so sucked in and addicted. In our society we are the same we focus and use tech for everything people get so attached they kinda almost loose themselves.An example is when Montag try's to focus on reading but cant due to the technology. We are so attached and usually can't get through anything without some sort of modern tech.

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A difference between our society and montage society is the way people perceive things. In our society we are more into life and the earth we live more based on emotion and we express how we feel. In Montag's society people are so involved in technology it almost sucks the life out of the people. People don't feel as emotional or don't really know how to express how they feel people are very destructive and violent. An example of emotionless is mildred she's gloomy and dumb she's a pure example of the type of people in his society. Another examples the doctors who fixed mildred they had no emotion and had no remorse. In our society we put sweat and tears into everything we do.

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One similarity in Montag’s society and ours is the censorship. Ex., When Captain Beatty told Montag “Colored people don’t like (book title), burn it. White people don’t like (book title), burn it.” Both Montag’s and our societies (to some extent) censor topics that some people don’t like, even if it's a minor problem (that example being the censorship of the bible in Montag’s society).

Also Montag’s society is different in terms of education. For example, Captain Beatty mentioned that multiple subjects are being ignored, school is shortened, discipline is being neglected, etc. (and that kids were being enrolled to school earlier and earlier) Clarraise also said, “They run us so ragged that by the end of the day we can’t do anything but go to bed or head for a fun park to Bully people around…” So in this society the education system is manipulative and “brainwashing” the students to fit their perception of a society.

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Both our world and Montag's have people that are so caught up in a fake reality, which is what technology creates, that the beautiful aspects of life and happiness is completely forgotten. In Montag's world this is illustrated by showing how his wife called the TV her family and that it meant to her more than anything. This example, is just of different version of today's reality, which is social media and online streaming services like Netflix. The difference though is that us, as individuals have the choice to be "different" and act on that decision. For example, in the book people did not have the option of reading books, or standing out from everyone else. While in our world, we have the option to choose to be what we want.

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Montag's society is similar to ours through censorship of people's ideas or beliefs. In our society, people get offended very easily the the media/news will have to censor things that they feel will upset people. Montag's society is different from ours because there is no culture. Everyone is treated equal which differs in our society.

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A difference between our society and Montag's is our use and perception of fire. In Montag's society, they treat fire as just a destructive force and entertainment. For example, fire is used to burn houses for what people call a "circus show." This is opposed to our society, which uses fire for a bunch of purposes besides destruction. For example, we use fire to light a campfire and keep us warm. This shows our much different opinions about fire.

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A difference between Montag's society and ours is that we are far less ignorant of the bad parts of life. Montag's society hides themselves from the dark parts of life because it causes pain. For example, Beatty explains that funerals are no longer practiced. This is due to the fact that funerals force you to think about your loved ones who passed. In our society, we do not ignore the bad parts of life. For example, the media exposes racism within all parts of life. This shows that we acknowledge bad parts of life, despite the pain they cause.

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In both societies, technology serves as a distraction for our thoughts. Due to the constant rush of TV, social media, and advertisements, we can't slow down and really think and contemplate. For example, when Montag is trying to read and think about what the words mean, the Denham's Dentifrice ad is intruding on his thoughts and preventing him from being smarter. An example of this in modern society is notifications and posts on our phone which distract us from thoughts

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Books are a major aspect in both our society, and Montags. The difference is that in our society we use books for fun and for education while in Montags society books are burned along with houses for being owned by someone. In their society, books are horrible and useless which is the opposite from ours.

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In both Montag's society and ours there is a huge want for media to be entertaining. For example in Montag's society they killed some random guy in order to wrap up the search for Montag. In our society we broadcast police chases and news often over exaggerates or lies in order to get more viewers on their network. Something that is different between our society and Montag's is that in our society books are not banned and people are still allowed to read and to think about philosophy and meaning, but in Montag's society all of those things are banned because they believe that it makes people unhappy.

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A difference in our society vs the books is that in their society it is rare to see people walking around. For instance people won't wake up ans take a morning run, or walk on the sidewalk for a workout. This just emphasizes the idea that this society is so glued on to the advertisements and the news and shows that appear in their parlors.

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What is similar in montags society and ours today is that we both have different opinions, or some outstanding ones. For example, in Montags world, the majority opinion, much like in real life politics, is uniform, however, some people such as Clarisse and Montag have other opinions. But what happens when different opinions rise in a uniform society? Nobody wants to listen, and this is what happens both in real life and in the book. If someone lived in a mostly democratic area, but was republican, they would not really have a say, and would likely end up either having to fall into the majority, or secretly express, same goes for all other opinions in an area of opinion density. This is something that I see to be very similar because of how outstanding it is in real life and in the book itself.

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Montag's society is similar to ours because there are people that rebel against the popular opinion, For example, there are places that censor and do not like certain types of media, North Korea., while the rest of the world endorses books and other types of media.
Montag's society is different from ours because the technology is much more advanced. The cars are faster, they have the Hound, and TV's occupy an entire room.

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Montag's society is similar to ours because there are people that rebel against the popular opinion. For example, in todays society there are people that are against books, and they censor them, North Korea, while most of the world likes books and endorses them.
Montag's society is different from ours because the technology is much more advanced. The TV is directly on the wall, and it fills up an entire room. Also, the cars are much faster and sleeker.

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In both societys they are both very reliant on technology. But in general for society the ideas and beliefs are completely different, for example in our society people get annoyed/offended very easily by random things in the news and more. That's not how it is in Montags society.

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Example, Montags society is much more technologically advanced than we are today.
Explanation, The robo dog is an extremely advanced technological tool that can be used to help find criminals or missing poeple.

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Both our society and their society are very technology-based. Example: In our society right now we are using computers to log on to do school every single day. Explanation: In the world, we live in we use a lot of technology, but we can all have our own opinions. The technology we use can be used for anything and anyone. Example: In Montag's society, technology is used everywhere, like the huge TVs, and the Seashells in people's ears. Explanation: The technology they use is controlled by the government, and everything that is on the technology is by them. You don't get to pick what to watch or listen to because it is not your decision. Though in Montag's society tech is used a lot more and has developed into major advancements, our society's technology allows us to have opinions and pick what we watch/say/do on it.