Similarities Between Fahrenheit 451 And Hunger Games

Fahrenheit 451 and Hunger Games as Dystopian Fiction Fahrenheit 451 and Hunger Games are both dystopian fiction books. Dystopian fiction is based on dystopia. Dystopia is a fictional, futuristic universe where there is a sense of control and perfect society. Some characteristics of dystopian society are propaganda, people under constant surveillance, people under total control or in a dehumanized state, the society being an illusion of a perfect utopian society, etc. First, Fahrenheit 451 and Hunger Games both use propaganda. It is the first characteristic that they show. Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society. In the book, propaganda is used to stop the society from reading the books that the government considers illegal. In Hunger Games, propaganda is heavily used. The government uses it to control the districts. They use the games as a way to show the dominating district. The government controls the games as a way to control the society. …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451, the government controls the minds of the society. They cannot read anything that would make them more intelligent than the government or anything that would make them start to think more about how the government controls them. They cannot watch, listen or do anything other than what would catch their attention and make them focus in on it, such as fireworks or loud sounds. Hunger Games, also shows examples of the society being in a dehumanized state. The sponsors of the games are the ones who are mainly dehumanized. They are brainwashed to believe that the games are a good thing. They think the games are only a source of entertainment and nothing bad really happens. The sponsors think it is just a game. The people in the districts, however, know fully what is going