Compare and contrast what Socrates says in “The Simile of the Cave” with Fahrenheit 451. How are characters like Mildred similar to characters in “Simile of the Cave”?
The Fahrenheit society is exactly what Socates is talking about. They are the prisoners who believe that shadows are real. They believe every word their government tells them. These people such as Mildred also don't object their way of living. If they felt there was something else out there, a truth they would ask questions, wonder about things, but instead the just sit in front of their parlors watching the "family". Books in the Fahrenheit society are like the outside world in The Republic, they open up your way of thinking and keep you informed. And the other governments in Fahrenheit 451 that the main society's government is at war with are the people fighting for power. These are some of the things that are similiar.
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