Fahrenheit 451 and 1984
Before World War I, the literary term known as the Utopia emerged. Many people believed that society would be happier if the individual made sacrifices for the "common good". However, the war changed all of that. Society began to fear governments in which everyone was the same and was ruled by a dictator. Thus, the genre of the dystopian novel emerged. "Dystopian novels show that any attempt at establishing utopia will only make matters much worse." (Dietz, 1996) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and 1984 by George Orwell are considered classic examples of this genre by such critics as Frank Dietz, Beaird Glover, and Donald Watt. These distinct novels both warn against utopia through the portrayal of the protagonist begins as part of a society in which the individual is non-existent, come into contact with influences that cause their rebellions, and eventually come into contact with some upper hand of the government.Bradbury's dystopia is an unnamed futuristic city sometime in the 24th century. Although many things in today's world, like houses, cars, and plants, are in this world, there are also many scientific creations. These include fireproof houses, wallscreens, and the Mechanical Hound. Television is totally inter
Now that his thoughts are free to roam, he can finally act on his hatred of the Party. On the other hand, Montag's spur-of-the-moment attitude gives him hope: hope that he will one day live in a world where books are no longer illegal. He is the only person left in Oceania who is not completely brainwashed by the propaganda of the Party. At times he is not aware of why he does things, feeling that his hands are acting by themselves. Winston in Part I of 1984 can be paralleled to Montag in Part II of Fahrenheit 451. His job is to rewrite the past so that The Party appears to be omnipotent. In contrast to Montag, Winston individualism does not grow in the book. Instead of living the life of a zombie, he can now think for himself and generate his own set of ideals and morals instead of using whatever is fed to him. 150)Ironically, although Montag's second teacher, Beatty, intends to "bring Montag back into conformity with the system, he drives Montag father away" (Eller, 1997). The reason for the ramshackle state of the city is because Orwell draws most of the setting from the conditions in London around World War II - a time marked by German blitzkriegs and surface-to-surface missile bombings. 1984 is set in Oceania in a city named London. What Beatty's "lesson" (Bradbury, 1953) cannot explain is why Montag's wife is so depressed and why Montag is so angry.
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