The similar situation to this novel, Fahrenheit 451, is the North Korea’s policy to their citizens. The president of North Korea isolates his country in order to keep his political power in North Korea. Because of him, the North Koreans are cut off from the communications with the other countries. The government keeps their citizens out from reading other countries’ books and to contact with them because they are afraid that the citizens might become aware of their country’s wrong policy and resist to the government.
The North Korea’s policy relates to the futuristic world in Fahrenheit 451 by banning books which they think is “harmful” to their society. The North Korean defectors would be similar to Guy Montag in a way that they tried to live in a better condition and think for themselves freely without someone restricting them. Also the North Korea’s government would be the firemen and policemen who are trying to stop people from reading books in the novel.
In the novel, it ends by having a war and the society being destroyed so I can’t say that this novel sheds any light on how current situations could be resolved or “fixed” but I think we can get a hint from the novel. Just like Montag, we should have courage and be brave enough to stand out for our own thoughts about what is right and what is wrong even though a large majority of people are against us. That way I think we can make our world better by thinking creatively without limits.
The North Korea’s policy relates to the futuristic world in Fahrenheit 451 by banning books which they think is “harmful” to their society. The North Korean defectors would be similar to Guy Montag in a way that they tried to live in a better condition and think for themselves freely without someone restricting them. Also the North Korea’s government would be the firemen and policemen who are trying to stop people from reading books in the novel.
In the novel, it ends by having a war and the society being destroyed so I can’t say that this novel sheds any light on how current situations could be resolved or “fixed” but I think we can get a hint from the novel. Just like Montag, we should have courage and be brave enough to stand out for our own thoughts about what is right and what is wrong even though a large majority of people are against us. That way I think we can make our world better by thinking creatively without limits.
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I agree that the North Korea is similar to the situation in the novel. I think limiting people's ability to do many things, like North Korea, is not a wise way. I think people should have some kind of freedom to do many things to improve them selves and the society. I like the way how you think and compare the North Korea’s government as the firemen and policemen who are trying to stop people from reading books in the novel.
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