CHALLENGES OF BEING A FREE THINKER IN DYSTOPIAN SOCIETIES: ANALYSIS OF FAHRENHEIT 451 AND NINETY EIGHTY-FOUR

Abstract

[ES] Un mundo distópico es un mundo donde el libre albedrío es un delito castigado por las autoridades. Sin embargo, eso no significa que no haya disidentes que se esforzarán al máximo para rebelarse y obtener su libertad. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo identificar los retos de ser un disidente en sociedades distópicas y selecciona dos novelas muy conocidas para investigarlos: 1984, de George Orwell y Farenheit 451, de Ray Bradbury. El ensayo plantea muchas preguntas, siendo la más importante "¿les espera un destino fatal a estos individuos libres? ¿O hay salida al final del túnel? Al final del trabajo, se concluye que ambas novelas sugieren resultados muy diferentes para las rebeliones contra gobiernos totalitarios. Mientras que 1984 sugiere un final oscuro para todo el que ose enfrentarse con las autoridades, Farenheit 451 ofrece un final más esperanzador.

[EN] A dystopian world is a world where free will is a crime that is punished by the authorities. However, it does not mean that there will not be free thinkers who will try their best to rebel and win their freedom. This study aimed to identify the challenges of being a free thinker in dystopian societies and chose two well-known novels to investigate them: Ninety Eighty - Four by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The study posed many questions, the most important of which is “is only ill fate waiting for these free individuals? Or is there a hope at the end of the tunnel?”. At the end of the study, it concluded that both novels suggested very different outcomes to rebellions against the oppressive governments. While Ninety Eighty – Four suggested a dark ending for whoever tries to stand in the face of these authorities, Fahrenheit 451 had a more hopeful approach.