Harrison Bergeron And Fahrenheit 451 Comparison

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In the novel, “Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury”, the society is broken. You can not read books that the government doesn't want you to read. You are controlled. It is the same with “Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut” they control people and make them think that they equal. In both societies, they had very close similarities, freedom, and violence the differences are that there is a hero at the end.
Freedom is limited in the novels. People can't be a pedestrian, For example, page 7 “my uncle was arrested for being a pedestrian.” You can't walk in because then they can keep people inside and control people and that's not what the government wants. In Harrison is very similar because people have an earpiece that runs a loud noise in people

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