Fahrenheit 451 Essay Topic Ray Bradbury stated that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 to prevent the society of the future from becoming the dystopia presented in his novel. Now that we live in this future, do you think that Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 reflects current society or were his fears unfounded? In a five-paragraph persuasive essay, use evidence from the novel and from modern life to convince the reader whether or not Bradbury’s future society resembles the one Americans live in today.