Utopian Societies - Text to Text Connections

Fahrenheit 451 deals with the intriguing idea of utopia. A utopia is "Used to mean both an ideal society and also one that doesn't exist anywhere," according to The Utopian Vision of the Future article. The article states many ideas on what a utopia is, the history of utopia, and various examples of Utopian societies. Some Utopian societies include Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, Harrison Bergeron and many other forms of literature. Like the article shows, Oscar Wilde's quote, "any map that doesn't have utopia on it is not worth looking at," that quote shows how Utopian societies are not currently existing but are not far away. Fahrenheit 451 is an example of this theory since it the setting takes part not that far from now.

The books that deal with Utopian societies that i have read, mostly deal with the idea that Utopian societies are not as good as everyone thinks they are. In Harrison Bergeron, beauty, intelligence, and freedom are stripped from its citizens. In The Giver, Utopian society is percieved mostly as a dictatorship eventhough its people are "brainwashed" and think it's the best form of rule. Like almost every Utopian society, Farenheit 451, Harrison Bergeron, and The Giver all take place in the future. All of these books have something in common - a utopian society.

http://www.nyu.edu/projects/ollman/docs/utopian_vision.php - Utopian Society Article