Fahrenheit 451: A Depleting Society The society in Fahrenheit 451 was very different than society today and may be looked at as completely imaginary. Actually, when today's society is compared with the societies both in Fahrenheit 451 and in the past, we are indeed headed that way. The society in Fahrenheit 451 seemed overall boring. No reading, no thinking, and no discussions. A few ways society is progressing toward the society in the book are in the areas of entertainment, religion, and education. The great “parlor walls” in Fahrenheit 451 are probably the next step up from big screen