Similarities Between The Giver And Fahrenheit 451

There are many similarities between the societies display to us in The Giver and Fahrenheit 451. There seems to be a generally accepted “theory” with older authors that the world is doomed. It seems to be that all the authors think that the world will eventually perish at the hands of suppression of knowledge. The main characters In both stories are driven by love and passion.

Both societies displayed in The Giver and Fahrenheit 451 are set in futuristic near-apocalyptic civilizations in which the authoritarian “government” vastly prohibit the exchange of information and ideas. Although the two societies seem similar in structure and in the suppression of ideas, the things they try to sense are different in both civilizations. For example,

In Fahrenheit 451 Montag received an extremely limited amount of help or support him. The most assistance and support he received from anybody was from Fabor. Fabor’s obvious physical limitations hindered his ability to assist Montag in his revolt. Similarly, in The Giver, The Giver also had several incapacitating mental and physical issues. He had to bear the burden of many horrific and painful memories. Over time this took its toll on his mind and body. Fabor and The Giver made similar contributions to their “padawans.” They both provided an influx of new ideas and knowledge. They both opened a sort of mental blockade that had been instilled by the years of hard work by their governments to suppress freedom. Another obvious difference between the two books is the characters incentives and what they are fighting for that led them to rebel . In Fahrenheit 451 Montag wasn't fighting for someone he was fighting for an idea, an idea that everyone in the world should have an unalienable right to obtain knowledge. In The Giver Jonas had a lot more to fight for. He Was fighting for family, he was fighting for love, he was fighting for the memories. “The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without colour, pain or past.” They had no true pain, no true past, and No life without color pain or past. In the end the incentives for the revolt were drastically different, Montag fought for knowledge, while Jonas fought for love and