Both Ray Bradbury and Aldous Huxley use their science fiction writings as vehicles for criticizing society. They do this in different ways, but their criticisms are similar. Ray Bradbury, in his book, Fahrenheit 451, uses the luxuries of life in America today, in addition to various occupations and technological advances, to show what life could be like if the future takes a drastic turn for the worse. He turns man's best friend, the dog, against him, …showed first 75 words of 916 total…

…showed last 75 words of 916 total…will become mindless automatons, with nothing to drive them except the urge for more passive entertainment. Through these various diversions from normal behavior in society, Marx, John the Savage and Guy Montag are able to see the truths behind the societies they live in and are able to learn about themselves. Though their discoveries meant that their lives would be changed forever, the authors succeeded in showing what happens when we stop thinking and questioning.