Similarities Between The Allegory Of The Cave And Fahrenheit 451

"It takes nothing to join the crowd, but everything to stand alone." Hans F Hanson portrays the realities of humanity. Do we follow the crowd or risk taking the more difficult path of standing up for ourselves? Many books and stories demonstrate this, including Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, a dystopian novel set in a futuristic utopia. "Allegory of the Cave'' by Greek Myth Comix, a comic featuring Plato describing a story about prisoners in a cave. And Superman and me by Sherman Alexie about Sherman's life as a child. These three texts all demonstrate that while being an individual can be difficult, it is superior to relying on a group.

When someone depends on a community, others may stereotype and criticise them. This is demonstrated

Fahrenheit 451 and "The Allegory of the Cave" both depict this. In the Allegory of the Cave, when the prisoner returned to the cave after witnessing beyond and understanding his entire existence had been a deception, he was immediately blinded by the darkness. He tried to describe what he had seen to the other captives after he had recovered, but they merely laughed at him. Laughed at how blind he was, at how his "adventure" had destroyed his sight. The surrounding community may influence news and persuade someone to believe something false. When an individual can see things for himself, no one can force them to accept anything that isn't true. This is also shown in Fahrenheit 451 after Montag's wife Mildred had called the fire department on him, and had just ran off.” She shoved the valise in the waiting beatle, climbed in, and sat mumbling, ‘Poor family, poor family, oh everything gone”(Bradbury 108). Mildred not only threw her husband under the bus and left, but she also fled just caring about her "family," which was just the televisions in her house. Montag loved Mildred and she provided nothing in return. Mildred was a member of Montag's community in this situation, and yet she simply abandoned him. Being an individual means no one else can mistreat you or make you feel less