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…
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
In essence, Truman Burbank was the first person to be adopted by a company in human history. This of course …show more content…
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