Theme Of Slavery In Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 are prime examples have the government can have the media advertise what they want and when they want. In 1984, Winston just like everyone else is constantly watched through the telescreens that monitor the thoughts and movements of everyone. Winston is tired of the oppression of the government and tries to take a stand against his government. There is a similar situation with Fahrenheit 451. In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is a firefighter that instead of fighting fires, he starts them. There is a ban on books and it is Guy’s job to burn the books that people have been hiding. Guy soon discovers the experiences that books can bring him and his fight against the people who try to stop him. While slavery being the owning of a person by another person within the United States has ended another form of slavery can still exist and that is the control one can have over our mind.
Slavery within 1984 an ever so present theme. There is a quotation within the book that states “freedom is slavery”. This quotation is basically saying that when one is independent they are destined to fail. As much as a person may think they have free will, they do not. Within Oceania, there is no freedom due to the fact that their entire lives are
Everyone is connected through cell phones and social media. There is a constant urge to check what is going on in the world. Social media is used as a way to connect with the people that we know and the people we do not know. There is a constant urge to check our social media and always have something going on. We rely heavily on the television and our phones to inform us of what is going on in the world. The truth is that they are not the most reliable systems in the world. It is hard for us to let go from the media. We are connected to the media by an invisible chain that no one can break but ourselves. The media has a stronger control on us than anyone