Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Utopian vs. Dystopian


Mildred's vision of a utopia is of the world she presently lives in. She is perfectly fine to live without books, only visiting friends to do the same thing she does at home, which is watch television. When confronted by change, she becomes frightened. For example, when Montag shows Mildred all of the books he has stole, she becomes almost horrified of them. "Mildred backed away as if she were suddenly was confronted by a pack of mice that had come up out of the floor. He could hear her breathing rapidly and her face was paled out and her eyes were fastened wide. She said his name over, twice, three times. Then, moaning, she ran forward, seized a book, and ran toward the kitchen incinerator." What we can see from this is that Mildred is perfectly content living the life that she is, and doesn't want it to change at all costs. In my own opinion, a utopian society wouldn't necessarily be one where everyone was happy. It would be just and fair, but also show mercy to those who deserve it. It would not be close to Mildred’s utopia.

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