“Censorship is the core issue in this work” (Luker). According to The New Oxford …show more content…
The major difference the government and their emphasis in the lives of the people. “The tyranny of an oligarchy in 1984 is matched by the tyranny of the anti-intellectual majority in Fahrenheit 451” (Heller). Heller believes that the government in Fahrenheit 451 is much more distant just like the United States government with their anti communist nature after World War II. The government is not as active in the censorship of the books, there is no “Big Brother” or secret police. Instead, it is through the neighbors and their civic duty where book collectors are exposed and arrested. However, the result of this dystopian society and other related problems are not all due to censorship, but also the technological advancements during the