Similarities And Differences Between The Truman Burbank And Guy Montag

"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future, it is something you design for the present." (Jim Rohn) The dystopian genre includes stories where they try to maintain the "perfect" society. This is going to be a comparison of two different dystopian stories. The first one is the movie known as the “ The Truman show". This movie is about a man named Truman whose life is a TV show. All of his friends and family are actors or actresses. During the movie Truman slowly catches on to the fact that he's living in the alternate reality. The book we are reading is called "Fahrenheit 451." it is about a man named Montag who is a fireman. Notice he is called a fireman rather than a firefighter? That is because rather than putting fires out he starts them. In this society people get so offended by everything that people have outlawed books so they have to be burned by fireman. The book is about Montag's experiences as a fireman and his struggles with society. Although they there are minor differences, the similarities between "the Truman show," and "Fahrenheit 451," Leave both main characters feeling helpless, confused, and lonely.

When living in a world that requires you to conform to the ideal way of living, it may be hard to embrace one’s individuality. In Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, the society conforms to a hedonistic way of living, where knowledge is censored and individualism is opposed, yet entertainment and pleasure are considered the norm. Books in their society represent individualism, and when they’re burned, it shows the lack of freedom of thought and as a result, a lack of individuality. Despite being raised in said society, Guy Montag, the protagonist of the novel, gets a glimpse of reality and soon starts to question the way of living, and as a result finds his own individuality. Because of the societies lack of knowledge from books,

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, there are many different characters and each one plays a different role. One of the main characters, Guy Montag, is a fireman who takes pride in his work and enjoys burning books as a part of his job. His outlook about burning books changes after he meets Clarisse McClellan and Professor Faber. It’s very interesting how Montag’s way of thinking transforms overtime. He becomes very courageous about hiding books and is also curious about reading them. Throughout the novel his actions, ideas, and his feelings change as he starts to think for himself.

In The Truman Show at the very end, Christof tells Truman “I know you better than you know yourself,” to which Truman replies, “You never had a camera inside my head.” Montag is the same as Truman in this way, his society can’t control what he’s thinking. Truman and Montag both live in a world that they can’t control, yet they both want to escape the world they live in or at least change it. Both Truman and Montag deal with loneliness, limitations, and betrayal because of their societies.

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is a fireman. A fireman, according to the novel, burns books rather than putting out fires. Montag meets Clarisse, a girl who changes his perspective on life, and teaches him to think. In the society of Fahrenheit 451, the government bans people from reading books because books bring knowledge. The government does not want its citizens to acquire knowledge. In the movie, The Truman Show Truman Burbank is in a television show from the day he was born. He is unaware about his society controlling him until he meets a girl named Sylvia. After that moment, he questions his whole life and eventually escapes the world he lives in. In the book, Fahrenheit 451 and in the movie, The Truman Show, both Montag and Truman show

Fahrenheit 451 was similar to The Truman Show in many ways, and so unsurprisingly these events caused the main characters to make choices that were very alike. One similarity between the two is how both Montag and Truman had major details about their societies that were kept hidden from them that they eventually learned of. Specifically, Montag didn’t know that books had truth and significance and could be applied to daily life, rather than being worthless like he had been told. Truman didn’t know that his life was being filmed constantly for people to watch. Learning the truth that had been hidden from them impacted their choices because it made them both attempt to escape their societies. Montag traveled to the outskirts of his city by river, and there discovered a group of refugees who memorized books. This was a new experience for him because before, he had lived with people who had considered books to be useless. Truman sailed the “ocean” to the edge of the dome that surrounded his city, which resulted in him learning that he had lived in a large dome for his entire life. This shows that the choices of both characters were alike and resulted in them having a novel experience. Another similarity between both works is how

The values of society seen in each story are relatively indistinguishable. A primary example is conformity which has been demonstrated in each throughout. “We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought.” (Bradbury 59) In the novel Fahrenheit 451, certain residents of each town are firemen. Their duties include enforcing conformity by burning all forms of intellectual material in an effort to prevent conflicting theory and thought. As seen in Harrison Bergeron, most citizens do not have the capability of anything aside from conformity due to the lack of freedom and expression enforced by the government. Another exemplary aspect of the two societies is manufactured happiness. “We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren’t happy. Something’s missing.” (Bradbury 82) Clarisse questioned Montag on this subject and he was not even sure of his own emotions. Harrison’s mother and father are not able to possess emotions on any

Every day people in society experience hundreds of choices, some being more challenging than others. It proves to be frustrating when forced into decisions that are extremely difficult, even more so when it means life and death. Guy Montag of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Barton from “Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin both face strenuous situations that bring about internal conflict. While some differences between Guy Montag and Barton are noticeable, the similarities are striking. Although Guy Montag ends up rebelling while Barton follows the rules, both of their jobs are perceived as important with destructive rules and they both display a curious personality.

In the book Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, shows a society that is totally consumed by pleasure and laziness. Among this society there is a certain individual who rebels against his society’s nature, Guy Montag. Montag is a fireman and in his civilization, he burns books instead of putting out fires. Montag in the beginning of the book was mindless as any other citizen in his society. He was ignorant until his eyes were opened by a strange girl named Clarisse McClellan. She made him realize what knowledge is and why it should be obtained. Shortly after this event Montag steals a book, which is illegal in this community. When this situation has occurred the police in Montag’s city started chasing him. While Montag was on the run he runs into an organization of people where they try to save the information that are in the

Sydney Mr. Soard English 16 November 2016 Guy Montag “He would not be Montag anymore…and one day he would look back upon the fool and know the fool. Even now he could feel the start of the long journey, the leave-taking, the going away from the self he had been.” In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, guy Montag is a fireman who I believe has changed throughout. Firemen in Fahrenheit 451 do not fight fires but start fires by burning books. Guy Montag goes through many optsticals during this story such as, becoming distant from everyone around him.

In Ray Bradbury’s famous novel, Fahrenheit 451, the relationship between Guy Montag and Clarisse McClellan is one of the most important and interesting. These two characters are so different, yet so similar. As a result of these differences, the characters are able to develop more independently through understanding one another. Clarisse has permanently influenced Montag’s life by demonstrating a part of it that he had forgotten about. While Clarisse is able to see the life in the point of view of another, and watch that change before her eyes. Montag and Clarisse have similarities, as well as differences in their outlook on life, emotions and lifestyles.

In Fahrenheit 451 Montag changes in many ways. In the beginning he is a simple man with a job as a firefighter burning houses with books. Throughout the story he begins to change and do what he feels is right, which is to steal the books and read to gain knowledge from them. Once a common man in the beginning, has a complete different view by the end of the book . The whole world was now looking at him as an awful criminal.

People's values, views, and demeanor change as the meet new people and encounter events that impact his/her life. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, he describes events that Guy Montag, a firefighter, has come across that have impacted the way he thinks and acts within his community. Montag's view on the society he lives in has changed drastically because of the people he has come into contact with and because of the events he has experienced throughout this novel.

To first discover what makes these novels similar, they must first be analyzed to see their plot. Fahrenheit 451 is the story of a fireman named Guy Montag. Montag is no ordinary civilian, he is a fireman, the law enforcement that burns down house and arrests people if they have been proven to be hiding books. The story goes that Montag has a wife who has very little purpose in life. Her only desire is to be with her “family”, the actors on television who make programs where the viewer feels they are involved in the show. Eventually, Montag meets a young girl named Clarisse who talks with him when they walk together on the sidewalk, says to him “You’re not like the others” (Page 21), and who has been deemed by society as “peculiar” as she expresses herself in many artful ways. Montag talks with Clarisse until, one day, Clarisse is hit by a car,

The Truman Show and Fahrenheit 451 are eerily similar yet have their own differences. Their individual societies share some characteristics that make them a dystopian society such as having the illusion of a perfect society. Guy Montag and Truman Burbank help change their societies through questioning the society, being lonely, and wanting more in their lives.