Essay On Free Will In Fahrenheit 451
In the world today, free will is something a person is born with. Free will is “the ability to act at one's own discretion” (Oxford Dictionaries). As the world becomes more technical and the government continues to grow in power, the less free will the people will have. This idea is what books like Fahrenheit 451: The Graphic Novel, by Tim Hamilton, and “Minority Report,” by Philip K. Dick, represent. In both Fahrenheit 451: The Graphic Novel and “Minority Report,” predictions made about the future and the lack of freedom are presented when the stories discuss the dangers of technology, government control, and the conformity from the world. The most important thing to Americans today is that America remains the land of the free. However,
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Dick could be predicting the future in government control. In both Fahrenheit 451 and “Minority Report” everything is set in the future and controlled by the government. Everything the government does is for their benefit. In Fahrenheit 451, books were completely banned and were the main restriction in the society. Why? Because the government did not want anything in the society to become smarter than them and overthrow the rules the government set (Hamilton). The government was completely afraid that someone in the society would learn something new and not follow the rules. Clarisse, was the one character in Fahrenheit 451, that from the beginning was herself and never really fell for the government’s acts (Hamilton). Sometimes, though, it’s nearly impossible to overthrow what the government thinks is right. Victoria Woollaston stated that, “Everything we read, watch and buy online will be controlled by government by 2025, claim experts” (Woollaston). More than one thousand four hundred experts were surveyed. “According to their responses, they believe actions by nation-states to maintain security and political control will lead to more blocking, filtering and segmentation of the internet” (Woollaston). Fundamentally, the government will soon control every aspect of the lives of people, mainly because the internet is the main focal point in people’s lives
Dick could be predicting the future in government control. In both Fahrenheit 451 and “Minority Report” everything is set in the future and controlled by the government. Everything the government does is for their benefit. In Fahrenheit 451, books were completely banned and were the main restriction in the society. Why? Because the government did not want anything in the society to become smarter than them and overthrow the rules the government set (Hamilton). The government was completely afraid that someone in the society would learn something new and not follow the rules. Clarisse, was the one character in Fahrenheit 451, that from the beginning was herself and never really fell for the government’s acts (Hamilton). Sometimes, though, it’s nearly impossible to overthrow what the government thinks is right. Victoria Woollaston stated that, “Everything we read, watch and buy online will be controlled by government by 2025, claim experts” (Woollaston). More than one thousand four hundred experts were surveyed. “According to their responses, they believe actions by nation-states to maintain security and political control will lead to more blocking, filtering and segmentation of the internet” (Woollaston). Fundamentally, the government will soon control every aspect of the lives of people, mainly because the internet is the main focal point in people’s lives