Fahrenheit 451 & The 5th Wave Fahrenheit 451 and The 5th Wave, are two very good, very different dystopias. They both have their heartbreaks, their fights, their moments, but they cannot be called the same. But instead of distancing them with their differences, how about we compare and contrast these two dystopian novels. Fahrenheit 451 is a society that is still functioning at the time of the book, and firemen are a large part of the story. The twist in the story is that the firemen start fires and burn down books for censorship, as the government does not think that society can be trusted with ideas and learning. The 5th Wave is still a dystopia, but in a different way. For example, the start, “It was a pleasure to burn,” shows
