How are Fahrenheit 451 and Animal Farm similar?

Looking at Fahrenheit 451 and comparing it with Animal Farm we have a similar situation with regard to life under a totalitarian government. This novel (I think there's a graphic version as well as audio version available) was published in 1953. read more

A shared theme in Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 is that when authority abuses the power it has over citizens, it is up to the body politic to fight back and demonstrate resistance. When citizens fail to take action, it emboldens the aggressiveness of authority figures. read more

Looking at Fahrenheit 451 and comparing it with Animal Farm we have a similar situation with regard to life under a totalitarian government. This novel (I think there's a graphic version as well as audio version available) was published in 1953. Another major clue there in terms of the background history to these writings. read more