Similarities Between V For Vendetta And Fahrenheit 451

Technology is a backbone; the backbone of modern society and a backbone of the modern lifestyle. Without technology the modern world would fall apart. However, in the film V for Vendetta and Ray Bradbury 's novel, Fahrenheit 451, a section of this backbone has been taken over by a disease which is trying to take control of the functions which make up a full body. This backbone analogy can be compared to the governments in both the book and the film. The backbone acts as technology, and the disease acts as the government using this technology, or at least trying to, in order to establish and maintain control. In both, V for Vendetta and Fahrenheit 451 technology is used by the government as a method of surveillance. Mechanical hounds are used …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451, Parlour rooms were used to keep citizens entertained and occupied to keep their minds away from the impending atomic war. Mildred, Guy Montague 's wife, is completely indulged in these, at one point even referring to the characters in the programs as family. Even though this was not clearly said, these parlour rooms had programs running as per the order of the government to keep the minds of citizens away from the real problem which was the impending atomic war. "Will you turn the parlour off?" he asked. "That 's my family." replied Mildred (48-49). With this we see how Mildred did not listen to Montague after he asked her to turn the parlour off. This shows how the programs gained control over her and kept her completely involved in them. In V for Vendetta, Sutler uses media manipulation to the fullest as everything that is aired is recorded first and nothing is live. While sutler is talking to Finch, he tells him to put the message out there using the media telling people why they need the government. He says: “what we need right now is a clear message to the people of this country. This message must be heard on every radio, read in every newspaper, seen on every television. This message must resound throughout the entire InterLink! I want this country to realize that we stand on the edge of oblivion. I want every man, woman and …show more content…
Mechanical hounds that could monitor chemistry within one 's body were used in Fahrenheit 451 and surveillance vans were used in V for Vendetta to help the government keep an eye on what is going on in the society and keep them in check. The second way the government used technology is the use of media manipulation through television parlours in Fahrenheit 451 and the fact that nothing was broadcasted live in V for Vendetta. In this way the government to get the people to believe what they wanted them to believe and everyone heard one story and their minds were kept away from the real problem. This one little segment of the backbone allowed the government to control and manipulate the society. Makes us think about what segment is controlling