What do people talk about in the future dystopian society, and how is this different from our own society? Why do you think Clarisse has such a...

During a conversation with Montag, Clarisse laments the way people don't talk about "anything." In the dystopian future society, Clarisse tells Montag that people only talk about cars, clothes, swimming pools, and how "swell" everything is. She mentions that everybody says the same things, and even the jokes are recycled. In my opinion, I feel that there are similarities between our everyday conversations and the conversations of the people living in the dystopian future society....

During a conversation with Montag, Clarisse laments the way people don't talk about "anything." In the dystopian future society, Clarisse tells Montag that people only talk about cars, clothes, swimming pools, and how "swell" everything is. She mentions that everybody says the same things, and even the jokes are recycled. In my opinion, I feel that there are similarities between our everyday conversations and the conversations of the people living in the dystopian future society. The media controls much of what we talk about in today's society. Much of our conversations are superficial and discuss the latest fashion trends and celebrities without addressing intimate issues. The majority of our conversations are noncontroversial because many of us are self-conscious and purposefully dismiss contentious topics out of fear that we will "stand out" or offend others. Much like the dystopian society where people recycle jokes, social media has become the breeding ground for reproduced humor. It seems like every page on Instagram is filled with the same memes, and every funny post on Twitter is retweeted. Clarisse then laments that the museums are filled with only abstract art. Clarisse seems to value authentic experiences, and abstract art is detached, theoretical, and non-concrete. It only makes sense that art would be censored in the dystopian future society, and void of individuality and meaning. Clarisse struggles with accepting abstract art because the purpose of art is to provoke thought and reflect authentic experiences in life. Like Pablo Picasso says, "The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."