Similarities Between Anthem And Fahrenheit 451

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Attention grabber. The Giver, Anthem, and Fahrenheit 451 are all about future societies who are being controlled by a higher power. These higher powers control everything these people do. By doing so, the people in charge have taken the people's uniqueness. A warning against strict authority is evident in all three societies resulting in a loss of individuality. The Giver is based upon a society in the future that has eliminated most forms of individuality. The Council controls everything that the people in this society are allowed to do. The Council has put an end to anything that may cause their people any type of pain or emotion. These people are no longer allowed to make any decisions of their own, the Council determines everything to …show more content…

The people in this society do not thinking independently.The government in this society uses distractions, such as technology, to replace the fact that the people's individuality is being taken from them.In Fahrenheit 451, books are outlawed and are replaced by technology. Guy Montag is one of the fireman who burns the books. As the story develops he discovers the issues with the government. He takes a day off work after feeling differently about burning books. His caption, Caption Beatty, pays him a visit at his home to speak to Montag. Captain Beatty states, ¨ Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal¨ (Bradbury 50). The government trying to make everyone equal greatly takes away from people´s individualism. Beatty is speaking of how the government outlaws books because they do not want people to be too educated. The government is trying to make everyone equal instead of embracing the uniqueness people have to offer. They fear that books will cause people to have too much knowledge or to get different views from the books. Beatty also talks to Guy about people who are different in this society, those who question everything. These people are considered a threat to the government. Beatty explains to Montag, ¨That's why we've lowered the kindergarten age year after year until now we're almost snatching them from the cradle¨ (Bradbury 28). The government changed the age the children are enrolled to school because children are much easier to manipulate. By teaching the rules at a young age, the government has an advantage of kids being more willing to believe whatever is taught. Attributed to the government's control of knowledge, the society of Fahrenheit 451, has no