The Futuristic Ideas of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451
             Ray Bradbury and George Orwell share a common focus in their books about the future of society in years to come. Each of their novels depicts the future as non-individualistic, totalitarian and restricts our freedoms. The author of Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury puts his main character in a world where he must destroy books in order to keep the people from having diverse opinions when reading these materials. Orwell's 1984 has a different twist in which an imaginary figure represents the government of a non-individualistic society. Also the book shows the breakdown of speech and the belief in two contradicting ideas (doublethink). These books tie together in many ways especially in their characters.
             The characters in these two books involve a main character that tries to rebel against the system, a supporting character that is with the main character through a part of the book. And the third character is a leader or representative of an underground society. From 1984 we have Winston Smith, Julia, and O'Brien (who eventually contradicts his role), and in Fahrenheit 451 we have Guy Montag, Clarisse McClellan and Granger. Winston Smith and Montag have the greatest similarity.
             Winston Smith works for the Inner Party in which he alters documents to what the Inner Party wants them to be. Winston's fate is determined in the beginning of the book when he purchases a diary from an antique shop. Guy Montag is a fireman who burns books because they influence people's opinions. Both these characters are in charge of keeping the people ignorant to what is really happening. As protagonists they both play a role as rebels in each of their stories. But there is a slight difference with Winston and Guy. Guy is more of a man looking to discover what was before he got his job as a fireman. Where as Winston's ideals or more based on what has happened in the past. With these mai...