Are The Similarities Between Fahrenheit 451 And Truman Burbank
Guy Montag vs. Truman Burbank The novel Fahrenheit 451 and the film The Truman Show have quite a bit of similarities. Everything from the themes of the movie and novel, the settings, moral dilemmas, conflicts and plot. Truman Burbank is your stereotypical middle class man, working a nine to five job as an insurance salesmen, in what was thought to be a perfect utopian society. On the other hand, you have Guy Montag, a man who is also in a controlled world, yet not so seemingly perfect as Truman Burbanks. Ultimately both these men face hard challenges in an even harder world. In this essay I will be going over the differences the characters face, as well as the similarities, and the impact it has on them.
In essence, Truman Burbank was the first person to be adopted by a company in human history. This of course …show more content…
without his knowledge, simply for the entertainment of others. As stated in the 1st paragraph, Truman seems to have the perfect life. A loving wife, good job, and great friends. This isn 't by choice, rather a decided fate, at the hands of the production company running "The Truman Show". After some minor screw ups by the producers, Truman slowly but surely learns about the lie that 's been kept from him for so long. "Blocked at every turn, beautifully synchronized, don 't you agree". This is one of the first moments we see Truman discover his true life. This came with a long battle, which includes nearly dying. Simply wanting to die, in order to find out the true meaning in life, or in a way, make it better.
A seemingly simple man, Guy Montag is a 3rd generation firefighter who takes pride in his work. He models the stereotype of the 24th century worker in this time, by simply being a sheep. After seeing an elderly lady die at the hands of the no book rule, he decides to change his way of thinking. "We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren 't happy. Something 's missing. I looked around. The only thing I positively knew was gone was the books I had burned in ten or twelve years." Guy later decides to go against his world, and steal one of the last copies of the bible, laying his life on the line for change, and what he thinks is right.
After reading Fahrenheit 451, and watching the Truman Show, you realize how similar these two men really are.
In one case you have a man whose life has been simple and perfect but is ready to drown to find out if his life is really controlled. On the other hand, you have a man who lives in a not so great world, willing to risk his life and break the rules in order to keep books in history. Ultimately, you 're faced with characters who are truly unhappy, and ready to make a change.
Over all, even though both come from two different Utopias, a lot of similarities come up in the area of unhappiness, finding happiness and fighting with battles in life. Both were impacted greatly by the world they were in, so both made a change.
Work Cited:
SparkNotes.<http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC4QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sparknotes.com%2Flit%2F451%2F&ei=o_dKVYCUEYvUoATC8YCoDQ&usg=AFQjCNGnJW5d0OjAzbENZUm_N1mC9VP6Pw&bvm=bv.92765956,d.cGU>. Web. 7 May 2015.
LitCharts <http://www.litcharts.com/lit/fahrenheit-451/quotes> Web. 7 May 2015
CliffNotes <www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/f/fahrenheit-451/> Web. 1 May
2015
In essence, Truman Burbank was the first person to be adopted by a company in human history. This of course …show more content…
without his knowledge, simply for the entertainment of others. As stated in the 1st paragraph, Truman seems to have the perfect life. A loving wife, good job, and great friends. This isn 't by choice, rather a decided fate, at the hands of the production company running "The Truman Show". After some minor screw ups by the producers, Truman slowly but surely learns about the lie that 's been kept from him for so long. "Blocked at every turn, beautifully synchronized, don 't you agree". This is one of the first moments we see Truman discover his true life. This came with a long battle, which includes nearly dying. Simply wanting to die, in order to find out the true meaning in life, or in a way, make it better.
A seemingly simple man, Guy Montag is a 3rd generation firefighter who takes pride in his work. He models the stereotype of the 24th century worker in this time, by simply being a sheep. After seeing an elderly lady die at the hands of the no book rule, he decides to change his way of thinking. "We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren 't happy. Something 's missing. I looked around. The only thing I positively knew was gone was the books I had burned in ten or twelve years." Guy later decides to go against his world, and steal one of the last copies of the bible, laying his life on the line for change, and what he thinks is right.
After reading Fahrenheit 451, and watching the Truman Show, you realize how similar these two men really are.
In one case you have a man whose life has been simple and perfect but is ready to drown to find out if his life is really controlled. On the other hand, you have a man who lives in a not so great world, willing to risk his life and break the rules in order to keep books in history. Ultimately, you 're faced with characters who are truly unhappy, and ready to make a change.
Over all, even though both come from two different Utopias, a lot of similarities come up in the area of unhappiness, finding happiness and fighting with battles in life. Both were impacted greatly by the world they were in, so both made a change.
Work Cited:
SparkNotes.<http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC4QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sparknotes.com%2Flit%2F451%2F&ei=o_dKVYCUEYvUoATC8YCoDQ&usg=AFQjCNGnJW5d0OjAzbENZUm_N1mC9VP6Pw&bvm=bv.92765956,d.cGU>. Web. 7 May 2015.
LitCharts <http://www.litcharts.com/lit/fahrenheit-451/quotes> Web. 7 May 2015
CliffNotes <www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/f/fahrenheit-451/> Web. 1 May
2015