Abstract: Dystopia is a fictional society dominated by evil power in which immoral, corruption and malignity are prevailed. Dystopia has a significance in literature because it can be a method of enlightening humanity about dangers of current social and political structures. Numbers of dystopian novels have been published describing the suffering and suppression in these societies. The main content of these novels point to the technological prevalence, governmental sovereignty, environmental destruction and salvation. As an example, we will dive in a deep analyzing for the dystopian novel (Fahrenheit 451) by Ray Bradbury. The title of the novel refers to the temperature at which paper burn. The ban of the books imposed by the American government on people. Fahrenheit 451 is an oppressive future. The novel is about a fireman whose duty to destroy all books begins to question his task.
Keywords: Dystopia, Fahrenheit 451, fictional society, technological prevalence, governmental sovereignty, environmental destruction.
Title: Fahrenheit 451: Dystopia in English Literature (The Conflict between Freedom of Thoughts and Repression)
Author: Mrs. Eqbal A AL.Farhan
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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