Guy Montag (Fahrenheit 451) and Malala Yousafzai (I am Malala) are very similar people. Guy Montag would be able to cope in Malala’s situation because of this. Both characters are oppressed in their respective societies, have a passion for learning, and fight for what they believe is right. Guy and Malala are oppressed within their respective societies.Guy’s society is mainstream, so that everybody is ‘happy’. "Coloured people don't like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don't feel good about Uncle Tom's Cabin. Burn it. Someone's written a book on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigarette people are weeping? Bum the book.” (Pg. 29) The citizens aren’t taught history or literature and are forced to have the same perspectives and ideals. In Malala’s society,females are subordinate to males. They are not regarded as highly and are not believed to have as much potential. “We saw a letter taped to the gate. “Sir, the school you are running is western and infidel,” it said. “You teach girls and have a …show more content…
In Guy’s society, people are only taught things that don’t change and things that relate to everyone. “Cram them full of non-combustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely `brilliant' with information. Then they'll feel they're thinking, they'll get a sense of motion without moving. And they'll be happy, because facts of that sort don't change.” (Pg. 29) This ensures that everybody has the same intelligence, but feel smarter than they are. Malala’s learning culminates when the Taliban bans girls from attending school. “She also said I must leave my school bag behind because there was so little room. I was horrified. I went and whispered Quranic verses over the books to try and protect them” (Pg. 178) She had to leave all of her books behind when her family fled. Guy and Malala see something in books and learning that they are willing to fight
In the book, I Am Malala written by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb, there are several pivotal quotes that help one understand the struggles Malala faced during her lifetime. The struggles Malala faced were to go against the Taliban and fight for the education of all people. A first claim shows how Malala felt about education. “Is education not the right of these children?” (Yousafzai and Lamb 84). At this time, the Taliban felt that girls should not attend school and that they should not receive an education. As a way to retaliate, Malala and her father printed that quote onto thousands of leaflets to be distributed to the people of Swat. Malala and her father wanted the people to stop and think about how everyone deserves the right to
The book Fahrenheit 451 has multiple connections to the real world. One significant similarity between the book and real life is their comparable societies. An example of this is how today’s society has become extremely technological. In Fahrenheit 451, humanity gives a lot of concern to technology in relation to other things. This is shown by how no one in the book gives much importance to communicating with others or building relationships like Mildred who cares more about her parlor family than her own husband. Also, people nowadays want everything faster. Faster internet connection, faster cars, faster computers, etc. No one wants to waste time; they want things done quicker and with little to no effort. This too relates to the people of
When Malala began speaking she was only 11 and was only trying to speak her mind. The dangerous terrorist group has invaded her home city, and she had the courage to speak up against them expecting no fame. The Taliban enforce strict Islamic law and destroyed or shut down girls' schools preventing women from getting and education. The people living here lived in constant fear but Malala was one of the few brave enough to fight it. Malala chose to continue going to school and even helped lead a group of girls to furthur their education, which is very dangerous considering her circumstances. The radical group soon strikes back, attempting to assassinate a only 15 y/o activist. Malala survived a shot to the head, and dident let that stop her and dident let that stop her from advocating for womens education. She faced many tragities, making sacrafices and even putting her life on the line. Malala overcame many obsticals and those obsticals are one of the reasons she is so globally
Reality and fiction, though easy to decipher, often share a baseline of truth. This truth lies in a stories theme and in histories testimony of occurrences and reasons for these occurrences in the past. Look simply at the words and one can see that every history has a “story”; a story with a theme and message. In the life o f Guy Montag, Farenheit 451, the main goal is simply survival in a dystopian world where all that he knows and trusts is put to the test of doubt and change. Frederick Douglass was an American Slave, hoping only to one day be freed of his chains, both literal and figurative.
Malala decided at a young age that she was not going to be like the other girls. She wasn’t going to sit at home all day cooking and cleaning for the men in her family. She was going to use her intelligence and rights as a human-being to take the small opportunity that she had for a chance to get education. As she grew up, Malala was always in the eye of danger whenever she walked into her school building in Swat, but that never stopped her. Malala’s love for learning overcame her fears and shaped her into the young woman she is today. In the book, there is always a sense of liberty inside Malala’s words and actions. She stood up for what she believed in, even when most of the others wouldn’t, for fear of being shot down or quieted. This made her “stand out in a crowd”as some might say. Most of Malala’s beliefs come from her parents and their strong faith in education and religion. It seems like her entire family breathed education and tranquility in the hard times they have to live in. They had to be calm to focus on spreading their messages about the importance of education. With this, Malala was automatically different than most people in her homeland. She was subtly detaching herself from what would be the cultural norms of
They are not allowed to go anywhere without a male relative. Breaking these rules brings severe punishment, which may include public whipping or even execution.” (6) This is a challenge because the taliban are against girls so they don’t have the right to get a career or walk by themselves. Career is important because you need to be able to take care of your family and afford food. Finally one of the hardest challenges was that Malala and the other Jewish girls couldn’t get an education. The text states, “In January 2009, the Taliban ordered all girl schools to close. That included Malala’s school, which her father had owned for more than a decade. It was devastating news. School was one of the most important parts of Malala’s life-and a luxury she never took for granted.” (7) This is a challenge because the taliban are against girls so they don’t have the right to get an education or live normal. Education is important because if you are no learning you won’t know how to read or have a conversation.
Although the Holocaust was a perfect example of a dystopia, it wasn't long lived like the one in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451 can easily be compared to the Holocaust In a dystopian sense. I believe that Fahrenheit 451 and the Holocaust are similar because there's a creation being wiped out in both cases for no right reason. They both have an evil leader for an evil army. It even goes as far as the books and the Jewish being destroyed the same way. There was an ongoing war during both of these scenarios as well. When it comes down to the point both scenarios are achieving societal control and portraying an illusion of a perfect society.
The Theme is told by the similarities and differences of the two novels.If it is from the future or the present there are things that can change a person's life. Alas even if they are poor, rich, in the middle there is one thing that can change them all. That one thing is books they can change a person’s life forever. Even some people risk their lives to save books. Sometimes they can even save you or your families lives. The two novels that have many similarities and differences are fahrenheit 451 and reading books is fundamental.
In Ray Bradbury's mind he pictured what would have been today, with heartless people burning books, to the courageous, standing up for their beliefs .Within this novel and our society today, there are many similarities in culture. There are also many positive aspects as well as negatives, but they put many harmful threats to the two different point of views in our time, to when the book was published. I believe that in Ray Bradbury's book, Fahrenheit 451 technology, censorship, and knowledge have many similarities to today's world.
Humanity haunts humans. The daunting concept proves difficult to define. Science may delve into the depths of our bodies, how they work, why they can work. Scientists can pick apart our DNA or describe the way our brains function. Philosophy and Literature know the question of what makes us human to have a far deeper context. Writers comment on our morality, our emotional depths, our flaws and foibles. Humble, they rarely claim to know the true markings of humanity. They only express what they see and what they believe. They conjure stories or document realities that ultimately serve to comment on the human condition. The works, The Narrative Life of Fredrick Douglas and Fahrenheit 451, depict superficially different
Females are discriminated against, mistreated, and are valued less since women and girls are not allowed to attend school and higher education. There are approximately 35 million girls not enrolled in elementary school. This explains why two-thirds of illiterate people over the age of 15 are females. Malala Yousefszai is an advocate for girls’ education all over the world. We learned that she was shot by the Taliban for standing up for education when we had to watch the video where she was on The Daily Show. Malala said that men don't want women to get an education, because then women would become more powerful. Having an education brings power. Her father was a great encouragement for her because he spoke out
Fahrenheit 451, a first-person omniscient, futuristic, science-fiction novel, and The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, a historical, non-fiction narrative from a first person perspective, differ greatly in their literary composition. However, despite these seemingly wide differences, both books share a number of characteristics in the depths of the words imprinted on their pages. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, both encompass many similarities that contribute to the theme that education and literacy are vital in order to create original thoughts and ideas, emphasizing the human condition.
Education helps provide a sliver of hope in dark times. “It was school that kept me going in those dark days.” (Yousafzai 135) During this time, Malala and her family were going through a tough time, as her and her father were being threatened by the Taliban, an Islamic militia from Pakistan. School was Malala’s only happy part of the day, because she could be at ease and focus on something she loves-- education. “‘Let us pick up our books and our pens,’ I said. ‘They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.'” (Yousafzai 310) If someone has an education, they can already have a sliver of hope. It gives them more opportunities that they will be able to escape poverty, thus earning more hope. Malala writes “The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they could not stop our minds from thinking." (Yousafzai 77) Even though the Taliban had tried to stop girls from going to school, they could not take away their education. The knowledge was still in their minds, which could help them, help themselves. Malala says “For us girls that
In this powerful book, there is a very important lesson hidden troughout it. The author’s message to her readers is to speak out during times of injustice, even if you stand alone. To be brief about the story, Malala was born and raised in the Muslim country of Pakistan, where women are inferior to men in many ways. Her father ran many schools, including the girls school she attended. However, a militant group known as the Taliban invaded and brainwashed many Pashtuns about their holy book called the Quaran. As a result, more rights were
In the United States a lot of people take advantage of the education system because it’s free for girls and boys. The children are required to go to school and the government spends a lot of money in the education system. It’s hard for people who live in the United States to think going to school as a child is a privilege. That is not the case in many countries, only the children that can afford to can go to school they need to pay for their education. In According to Malala “I know the importance of