1. Compare and Contrast: 1984 and Fahrenheit 451
He has an extensive knowledge of literature, but he speaks ironically and hatefully of it; sometimes it seems as though he can read Montag's mind. ... He knows that in order to save himself, he must betray Julia and stop rebelling. ... He delivers a lengthy monologue to Montag in which he speaks very knowledgeably about books, but is ironic and hateful about people who read them. ... Montag and Winston both use a form of writing to rebel against their governments: Winston writes in an illegal journal; Montag secretly reads books. ... Classic novels such as these may be exaggerated, but th...
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