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Similarities Between Tom Sawyer And Fahrenheit 451

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The two books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Fahrenheit 451 had many literary elements that were very similar, but yet very different at the same time. One element in both books that stood out to me the most by how similar and different the main characters are. The main characters were so different but also the same at many different parts of the book. The reasons that they are similar is because they both are trying to seek new adventures, they want to be free, they want to be different, and they both thought to be dead by their actions. With all of those similarities, there are also very different. One reason that the main characters differ is that one is trying to seek new adventures while one wants to be free because of what he likes. …show more content…

In both novels, the main characters were very curious in their own separate ways. Guy Montag was very curious about what was in the books. Even though he was a firefighter and had to burn books for a living, he was still curious about what was in them. Captain Beatty called this “the itch” in a firefighters life. The itch is when the firefighter is curious about what the books say and about thinking. Him being so curious led to his house burning down in the end. On the other hand, Tom Sawyer was curious about a bunch of different things. This was the main reason that he got into so much trouble throughout the story. He would be curious about what might happen if he stole the jam or wandered off into the cave. Also, he wanted to know what it would be like to become a pirate, which he eventually did in the novel. Both main characters wanted to be different from the rest of society in the books. Tom didn’t want to be as society viewed the kids, he wanted to be different. He ran away for a period of time to become a pirate. This was viewed as “weird” in that society. Tom would also constantly get into trouble, causing him to be viewed as abnormal in his community. Guy Montag was viewed as different from what the society viewed a fireman should be. A firefighter in that time was supposed to set fires on books and never wonder what was inside of them. Guy Montag was …show more content…

The diversity between main characters in different books is what make each chapter so unique from book to book. Even when characters with a drastic difference are analyzed closely, there are still many things they have alike. Even though Tom Sawyer’s book and Guy Montag’s book was made in two completely different time periods, there are still many things they have in common. Main characters in a book are what makes the book happen. With Tom in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Montag in Fahrenheit 451, the book wouldn’t be able to be made. In the end, comparing and contrasting two main characters from two different novels taught me how much the main character in a book makes the book so

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