A Comparison Of Anthem And Fahrenheit 451 - 794 Words

Imagine a dystopian world, amidst dark power through government and society itself being the antagonist. In Anthem by Ayn Rand and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, stories of two dystopian societies, two characters crave for power and less restriction. Throughout their journey, they battle constantly with submission to their government and conformity to the world they are forced to live in. The two protagonists realize they must sacrifice their predestined lives and find a way out of their controlled lives in their manipulative worlds. In Anthem, individualism is oppressed, word’s to talk about oneself and all first person comments have been outlawed. â€Å"Dare not choose in your minds the work you would like to do when you leave the home of†¦show more content†¦He enjoyed this status until one day realizing the life he is living does not truly makes him happy, it makes him miserable. A world with the government spying over them, with a mechanical hound to get rid of society’s people who go against the law, accompanied by fear that the government wants to convey. â€Å"Was it my wife who turned me in? (F451 120).† Fear through Montag going against the social norms of his world by reading a prohibited book creates terror from his wife who ends up putting her own husband in trouble. The obstruct block against both society’s communication and the censorship enforces character’s from both stories to warn readers that knowledge in a world without books and not being able to use words to describe themselves, becomes a world with constant conflict and war with consequences unknown. Freedoms being taken away leads to both protagonists in the story to run away and escape what society has confined them too, leading to taking risks and doing whatever it may take to break free of control. â€Å"Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least you die knowing you were headed for shore (F451 86).† This piece of advice given by Faber leads readers to think to stand up for themselves, to fight for something they believe in no matter what happens in the process of achieving that outcome. Though this, truth must be seeked through the courage they find in themselves. In GuyShow MoreRelatedFreedom Of Individuality In Fahrenheit 451 And Anthem By John Bradbury896 Words   |  4 Pagesrealize how corrupt their society is. In both Fahrenheit 451 and Anthem, the use of protagonists, opening scenes, and other characters bring us to a similar theme, freedom of individuality. Rand and Bradbury effectively utilize their main characters to tell readers to do what they want, teaching them the overall importance of freedom and liberty.   Ã‚  Ã‚  In most stories, the protagonists are often the ones that are different from everyone else. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag is best described as rebellious andRead MoreCritical Analysis Of Fahrenheit 4511266 Words   |  6 PagesTo begin, in Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury incorporated: a censorship aspect intended for the book, social commentary, and the social critical analysis which relates to conflicts in our world today. To continue, censorship can be considered a â€Å"threat† to society, for example, Bradbury uses the concept of the overuse of media and how it can affect the world and the people around you. Furthermore, Bradbury’s key focus was to satirize the excessive use of television and the media as a news and entertainmentRead MoreFahrenheit 451 : A Marxist Criticism2256 Words   |  10 PagesFahrenheit 451:A Marxist Criticism In Bradbury s Fahrenheit 451, a dystopian society is depicted lacking one major aspect; books. Written in the wake of the cultural purge by Nazi Germany, there are evident parallels of the effects of mass media on culture between the book and the events that took place in Germany. Bradbury s intent of the novel is to demonstrate that in the lack of books and outside forms of culture, information given replaces true, original thought, and the one thing that makesRead MoreAnalysis Of Fahrenheit 451 By Ayn Rand2251 Words   |  10 PagesIn Bradbury s Fahrenheit 451, a dystopian society is depicted lacking one major aspect; books. Written in the wake of the cultural purge by Nazi Germany, there are evident parallels of the effects of mass media on culture between the book and the events that took place in Germany. Bradburys intent of the novel was to demonstrate that in the lack of books and outside forms of culture, information given replaces true, original thought, and the one thin g that makes us humans disappears. Without the