In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, and George Orwell's novel 1984, there are very common similarities in both contrast and comparison of themes and I intend to learn from these themes the effects of governments the control its people and how every society has flaws and how they can be changed, and the themes that are displayed in both novels are technology, control of information and history, and the dangers of totalitarianism, but at the same time in 1984 there is language as mind control, and in Fahrenheit 451 there is knowledge versus ignorance. ... In 1984, the Party has p...

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Each of these novels also had a movie adaptation made; perhaps they were The Hunger Games and Divergent of their time. 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 have a lot more in common than just their publication dates; the background, characters, and plot are closely intertwined, although they have some differences. 1984 by George Orwell explores the idea of a controlling, rigid, totalitarian government which is referred to as The Party and headed by Big Brother. ... Things that would be considered commonplace by the reader, like reading books or having rebellious thoughts can get a person tortured or kille...

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It reminded me of what I have been told about George Orwell's book "1984." From what I hear, 1984 talks about "Big brother watching over us," that is sort of like what we have today. Fahrenheit 451 and I think 1984 are very similar in predictions of the future. ...

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Facets of Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury, also known as Raymond Douglas Spaulding, has not only published works of science fiction, but also numerous writings in drama, poetry, screenplays, detective fiction, and even musical compositions. Many of his stories have been made into movies and televis...

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