Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Anthem by Ayn Rand both have protagonists that are fighting with the people around them to support what they believe in. Throughout both novels, the main characters realize they want to change the way things are in their societies. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag, the protagonist, is fighting with his fellow firemen to help them understand that books are good. In Anthem, Equality, the main protagonist is having a conflict with the Board of Scholars. Individuals who go against the government or society are often faced with the challenges to fight for what they believe in.
In both Fahrenheit 451 and in Anthem the protagonists are faced with problems when they are trying to encourage society. Montag faced this problem when he was trying to encourage books and making learning a positive thing. This was proven when Faber said, “After all, when we had all the books we needed, we still insisted on finding the highest cliff to jump off. But we do not need a breather. We do need knowledge”[LP1] (82). This …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451 Montag faced the conflict of moral beliefs when it came to burning down a house that had books, but it also had a woman inside of it. This is proven when Montag, “looked with dismay at the floor, “We burned an old woman with her books” (47). Montag told this to Mildred once she had discovered that he was not feeling well and that he was not going to work. This proved that the woman's death was having an effect on Montag and his feeling about working as a fireman. Even though he was having a hard time accept this but no one else was having the same feelings which caused him to get negative feedback from his fellow firemen. Equality experienced a similar problem when he was against the mating ritual that happened in his society. He believed that it was not morally right. This was proven when Equality
In both Fahrenheit 451 and in Anthem the protagonists are faced with problems when they are trying to encourage society. Montag faced this problem when he was trying to encourage books and making learning a positive thing. This was proven when Faber said, “After all, when we had all the books we needed, we still insisted on finding the highest cliff to jump off. But we do not need a breather. We do need knowledge”[LP1] (82). This …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451 Montag faced the conflict of moral beliefs when it came to burning down a house that had books, but it also had a woman inside of it. This is proven when Montag, “looked with dismay at the floor, “We burned an old woman with her books” (47). Montag told this to Mildred once she had discovered that he was not feeling well and that he was not going to work. This proved that the woman's death was having an effect on Montag and his feeling about working as a fireman. Even though he was having a hard time accept this but no one else was having the same feelings which caused him to get negative feedback from his fellow firemen. Equality experienced a similar problem when he was against the mating ritual that happened in his society. He believed that it was not morally right. This was proven when Equality