Comparisons Comparisons Between Two Between Two Epic BooksEpic Books

Young FemalesSupreme AuthorityLack of ReligionContributions to Gov.

By: Kristina Filippini, Nicky Fraebel, Jack Horan, Noah Meester, Cindy Wang

Young Female Thought Provoking Rebels

Clarisse vs. JuliaClarisse vs. Julia• Both incite a hatred within the male Both incite a hatred within the male

protagonistprotagonist• Both are pretty and of a young ageBoth are pretty and of a young age• Both have very different views on Both have very different views on

societysociety

Clarisse vs. Julia• Clarisse is a young girl who grasps the hidden Clarisse is a young girl who grasps the hidden

beauty of the worldbeauty of the world• Doesn’t have a fake image in order to follow the Doesn’t have a fake image in order to follow the

expectations of societyexpectations of society– "'Well,' she said 'I'm seventeen and I'm crazy. My "'Well,' she said 'I'm seventeen and I'm crazy. My

uncle says the two always go together. When people uncle says the two always go together. When people as your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane. as your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane. Isn't this a nice time of night to walk? I like to smell Isn't this a nice time of night to walk? I like to smell things and look at things, and sometimes stay up all things and look at things, and sometimes stay up all night, walking, and watch the sun rise.'"night, walking, and watch the sun rise.'"

Clarisse vs. JuliaClarisse vs. Julia• Julia is a hater of the Party and only finds the Julia is a hater of the Party and only finds the

things wrong with societythings wrong with society• Julia has an alter image in which she depends Julia has an alter image in which she depends

on to mask the truthon to mask the truth– "'It was something in your face. I thought I'd take "'It was something in your face. I thought I'd take

a chance. I'm good at spotting people who don't a chance. I'm good at spotting people who don't belong. As soon as I saw you I knew you were belong. As soon as I saw you I knew you were against them'“ ~ Juliaagainst them'“ ~ Julia

Supreme Authority Overrides Character’s Own Beliefs

1984- “At the apex of the pyramid comes Big Brother. Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful. Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue to directly from his leadership and inspiration.”

- Big Brother is an indestructible tyrant Controlling the minds of citizens.

Fahrenheit 451-"I lay down for a catnap and in this dream you and I, Montag, got into a furious debate on books. You towered with rage, yelled quotes at me. I calmly parried every thrust. 'Power,' I said. And you. quoting Dr. Johnson, said 'Knowledge is more than equivalent to force!' And I said, 'Well, Dr. Johnson also aid, dear boy, that "He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty.” Stick with the firemen, Montag. All else is dreary chaos!”

- Beatty is trying to convince Montag to stick to the tradition of firemen: BURN BOOKS

Supreme Authority Overrides Character’s Own Beliefs

1984- “He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to lean what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark mustache. O cruel, needlessmisunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willedexile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the strugglewas finished. He had won his victory over himself.he loved Big Brother.”

-Winston was forced to love Big Brother; the supremeauthority of Big Brother transformed Winston into a

man who acknowledges Big Brother as the great leader.

Fahrenheit 451- "'What, the Hound?' The captain studied his cards. 'Come off it. It doesn't like or dislike. It just 'functions'. It's like a lesson in ballistics. It has a trajectory we decide on for it. It follows through. It targets itself, and cuts off. It's only copper wire, storage batteries, and electricity.'"

- Montag is being chased by the Hound at the end of the book, because he was discovered with books in his house.

Lack of Religion

1984• "Never again will you be capable "Never again will you be capable

of ordinary human feeling. of ordinary human feeling. Everything will be dead inside you. Everything will be dead inside you. Never again will you be capable of Never again will you be capable of love, or friendship, or joy of living, love, or friendship, or joy of living, or laughter, or curiosity, or or laughter, or curiosity, or courage, or integrity. You will be courage, or integrity. You will be hollow.”hollow.”- The Inner Party disallows any - The Inner Party disallows any religious practices because it will religious practices because it will entail the advancement in entail the advancement in questioning history and existence.questioning history and existence.

Fahrenheit 451• “How many copies of the Bible

are left in this country? I don’t know what you are

talking about!”

- Guy Montag, as well as other members of his society, is not permitted to obtain any form of books, especially Bibles since history is being destroyed.

Censorship

1984• “religious practices which had

been long abandoned”- Religious beliefs have been inexistent in Oceania for a while now since there are no longer sermons or preachers to address the liturgy. The only religion in 1984 is Big Brother and the religion espoused by the party.

Fahrenheit 451• “The faces of those enameled

creatures meant nothing to him”- Montag was standing in this ”strange” church for a while trying to better understand the Christian religion, however, he could not decipher the faces of the saints because he had never studied the practice of any religion. The primary form of religion is instead the fire department.

Never Taught

Lack of Religion

Contribution to Society

Contribution to Society

Contribution to Society

1984 and Fahrenheit 451

•Two dystopian worlds•Two heroes fighting themselves

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