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Clockwork Orange And Fahrenheit 451: A Dystopian Society

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“Is a man who chooses the Bad perhaps in some way better than a man who has Good imposed upon him?” (Burgess, quotesgram.com). In other words he means that the person that does bad has more, Good inside than the person who is forced to do good. A Clockwork Orange and Fahrenheit 451 are both books about dystopian societies. Even though they are both dystopian novels they still have a lot of differences for instants free will excessive power and corruption. The dystopia in A Clockwork Orange, Alex undergoes the Reclamation Treatment which renders criminals unable to think about violence without experiencing extreme pain themselves, therefore removing a significant amount of their free will. In 451 for instance Front porches, gardens, …show more content…

The biggest one being the Government that believe that the stability to the State trumps the happiness of its citizens, and readily abolishes moral choice (a human trait) in the name of stability. In 451 he government eventually gained control of society by telling people what to think, instead of letting people think for themselves. The government actually enforced this mindset in people in a brutal manner. The totalitarian, repressive government saw that people, left to their own views, ideas, and initiatives, would be out of control (in the government’s mind), whereby said government would no longer be able to direct the thought processes of these people. One of the main themes in A Clockwork Orange and 451 is corruption. The two governments are corrupt with the police being a major part of this. The police or firemen in 451 light people’s houses on fire and can potentially burn the people inside. Also at the start of A Clockwork Orange, there is a lot of dangerous driving just like in 451 also in A Clockwork orange (166 Burgess) that took Alex out in to the middle of nowhere and beat him senseless . In conclusion there are many similarities that a Clockwork Orange has between Fahrenheit 451. However they both share some subtle and significant

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