Similarities Between Harrison Bergeron And Fahrenheit 451

â€Å"Harrison Bergeron† and Fahrenheit 451 Comparison Essay If you have ever read the stories â€Å"Harrison Bergeron† and Fahrenheit 451 I’m sure you would recognize the similarities and differences between the two. For example, one of the similarities between the books would be how the main characters from Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag and Mildred Montag are very similar to the main characters Harrison and Hazel from â€Å"Harrison Bergeron.† The other example of similarity between the two stories would be how the government realized the desire for equality that people have and use that to keep society at below average intelligence levels. One difference that I found between the two stories was how different the restrictions were in each of the stories.†¦show more content†¦Mildred watches television all of the time because she does not have a job and I think that what she was watching was so basic it lowered her thinking capabilities and her inte lligence. Hazel does not have an earpiece to interrupt her thoughts, spectacles to lower her vision, a mask to hide her beauty, or any weights chained to her. So this leads me to believe she is just the average person the government based the handicaps off of. In the story Hazel says, â€Å"If you [George] could just take a few [lead balls] out when you came home from work† (Vonnegut 2). Mildred did not realize the consequences of removing the lead balls from the bag around George’s neck even though her son Harrison was taken away because of the removal of his handicaps. Mildred does not have the capabilities to speak fluently or think of anything in an above average level which makes these characters seem very similar with the basic things they say and do throughout both stories. The next similarity will show more about how the government has dumbed down society. In both books you have a corrupted government that believe in using the desire people have for fairness ag ainst them. In Fahrenheit 451 the Government takes the books away from everyone to make them all less intelligent and to use that against them. The government brainwash the people by making them believe books are