The North Korean government is known as an authoritarian socialist; one-man dictatorship. North Korea could be considered the beginning of a dystopia. Dystopia is a community or society where people are unhappy and are generally not treated fairly. It tells the story of how Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 shows readers how losing connections with people and thinking for themselves can lead to a corrupt and violent society known as dystopia. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag's society is based on a dystopian idea. In his society he is married to Mildred, they both don't remember where they met due to loss of connection. Later in the book, Mildred overdoses on medication because she thinks her life has no meaning. Montag then realizes that his society is a dystopia. Bradbury says: “There are billions of us and it’s too many. Nobody knows anyone. Strangers come to rape you. Strangers come to rip your heart out. Strangers are coming to take your blood. (14). Bradburys uses this to describe how society is filled with unknown and dehumanized strangers. Members of society are dehumanized by depriving them of human qualities, personality or spirit. Montag said, “Have you heard them, have you heard them monsters talking about monsters? Oh my God, the way they gossip about people, their own children and themselves and the way they talk about their husbands and the way they talk about war, damn it, I'm here and I can't get it to believe it! (94). When Montag calls Mildred's friends "monsters"; they didn't care about what was around them, even if there was a war, they continued to talk about their children and their husbands. Later in the book, Montag has a connection to nature and has a real connection with another person. Guy Montag ...... middle of paper ......, or flowers, because they never see them slowly” (6). When Clarisse says this, it means that people are going too fast and they need to slow down and think for themselves. Losing connections with people and people not thinking for themselves can lead to a corrupt and violent society. This is why, in the novel Fahrenheit 451, Montag learns that by thinking for yourself, you can achieve your goals. Having connections with other people like Clarisse and Montag is a good thing and not a bad thing. They both learn that thinking differently and having a true connection with others can help society and not turn it into a corrupt and violent one. Works Cited Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. Print. - To find out more: http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-mla-citation-for-fahrenheit-451-by-ray-bradbury#sthash.AIHUTFBv.dpuf