Before World War I, the literary term known as the Utopia emerged. Many people believed that society would be happier if the individual made sacrifices for the “common good”. However, the war changed all of that. Society began to fear governments in which everyone was the same and was ruled by a dictator. Thus, the genre of the dystopian novel emerged. “Dystopian novels show that any attempt at establishing utopia will only make matters much …showed first 75 words of 2286 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2286 total…of his dystopian world. On the other hand, Orwell’s main character goes through similar struggles, but never manages to break free. Montag is used to show that while utopias are horrific, there is still some hope of escape. Winston exhibits Orwell’s view that once in a utopia, there is no escape. Nevertheless, both Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 are still classic dystopias. They both have the same foundation – utopia and mankind can and will never co-exist.