George Orwell's Animal Farm And Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury
“Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood.”(John Green, 50 Most Inspiring Quotes about Books and Reading) books tend to guide you understand the past and warn you for the future. Today, there are lots of books, which convey important messages for future generations. For example, “Animal Farm” by George Orwell and “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, they became from best novels of all time. The simple novels address some important messages, messages for future generations and future revolutions. To begin with, Orwell tried to convey a message “[you] need to have the sense when to put your foot down [against inequality]” (Orwell, 'Animal Farm': What Orwell Really Meant by George Orwell). Secondly, Bradbury transmits a
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First, George Orwell was against the communism, which looked admiral on papers with its commandants at the time. The revolution was led with power hungry people who started later to amend the commandants to aid them pursue their lust for power. Orwell illustrated the image of this revolution and how it was overtaken by people who need to satisfy their lust for power in his novel “Animal Farm” when the animals overthrown “Mr.jones” and took control of the farm. The animals had seven commandants, matching communism, defining main concepts of the new rule. It seemed for them it was the ideal farm, paradise until the fight for power began. Life turned bottom up and Snowball was kicked out of the farm by Napoleon’s dogs. Napoleon’s dogs represent the KGB at the time, who muzzled anyone tried to think outside the information are given. Napoleon was smart to send “Squealer”, representing nowadays media, propagandizing his action and achievements. Squealer was competent in taking advantage of the animals’ ignorance and reshaping the truth and history as they once knew it. …show more content…
A future prohibited books and knowledge. A future controlled with big screens, TV, which make people ignore the surroundings and lose the desire for gaining knowledge. In this novel, Government disallowed books and ordered any book found to be burned immediately so they can have the power to control the information produced to the people. Bradbury shows how simple questions can ignite person’s desire to seek knowledge. Montag acknowledged his unhappiness with his life after meeting Claissere, an independent young thinker. Montag began reading books, which was illegal. Therefore, the tension in his life began to increase which was sensed by Betty, Montag’s boss. Betty represents the person, who handles the government’s work, trying to convince people that the work done is the best for everyone. However, with time they acknowledge the wrongful deed they have done and live a miserable life. At the end of the novel, Montag ran away in the woods to a civilized camp where seekers for knowledge live. Each man on this camp memorized a book and began to recreate it again on paper for future generations. This camp represents nowadays the people who seek freedom of speech so they can have an exceptional future with no censorship. At the end, Bradbury conveyed his message through the novel. The message was oppressing governments fear
First, George Orwell was against the communism, which looked admiral on papers with its commandants at the time. The revolution was led with power hungry people who started later to amend the commandants to aid them pursue their lust for power. Orwell illustrated the image of this revolution and how it was overtaken by people who need to satisfy their lust for power in his novel “Animal Farm” when the animals overthrown “Mr.jones” and took control of the farm. The animals had seven commandants, matching communism, defining main concepts of the new rule. It seemed for them it was the ideal farm, paradise until the fight for power began. Life turned bottom up and Snowball was kicked out of the farm by Napoleon’s dogs. Napoleon’s dogs represent the KGB at the time, who muzzled anyone tried to think outside the information are given. Napoleon was smart to send “Squealer”, representing nowadays media, propagandizing his action and achievements. Squealer was competent in taking advantage of the animals’ ignorance and reshaping the truth and history as they once knew it. …show more content…
A future prohibited books and knowledge. A future controlled with big screens, TV, which make people ignore the surroundings and lose the desire for gaining knowledge. In this novel, Government disallowed books and ordered any book found to be burned immediately so they can have the power to control the information produced to the people. Bradbury shows how simple questions can ignite person’s desire to seek knowledge. Montag acknowledged his unhappiness with his life after meeting Claissere, an independent young thinker. Montag began reading books, which was illegal. Therefore, the tension in his life began to increase which was sensed by Betty, Montag’s boss. Betty represents the person, who handles the government’s work, trying to convince people that the work done is the best for everyone. However, with time they acknowledge the wrongful deed they have done and live a miserable life. At the end of the novel, Montag ran away in the woods to a civilized camp where seekers for knowledge live. Each man on this camp memorized a book and began to recreate it again on paper for future generations. This camp represents nowadays the people who seek freedom of speech so they can have an exceptional future with no censorship. At the end, Bradbury conveyed his message through the novel. The message was oppressing governments fear