Humans have always been fixated with the future and no one more than Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451, since being published in 1953, has created an everlasting cultural legacy. Themes from Fahrenheit 451 surface repeatedly modern day entertainment, further expressing the population’s obsession with the future and the secrets that only time will uncover. The “Syfy” themes of Fahrenheit 451 undoubtedly, inspired Suzanne Collins in the creation of “The Hunger Games” trilogy.

Many aspects of The Hunger Games resemble that of Fahrenheit 451. Both books would be described as dystopian in nature. Montag’s society is one in which the government prohibits the reading of books and brainwashes it’s citizens while Katniss’s is ruled by a district entitled the Capitol, “head of all districts.” Every year the districts send two, young, tributaries to the Capitol to represent them in the “Hunger Games” where they kill each other off until one is left standing; the citizens love it and drown themselves in televisions to stay up to date on the action. This is very much like Montag’s wife Mildred who feels “obligated” to constantly partake in her skits on her “walls.” Bradbury and Collins clearly share the same view about the negative possibilities of advancement in technology and society. Plot and theme are not the only similarities between the two novels; characters also coincide with each other.

For instance, Clarisse McClellan and Katniss both represent hope because both stood vigilant to the corruption in society. This aruoma of hope shields readers from the sharp edge of the dystopian theme and influences characters in the story to better society through change. In all, Clarisse and Katniss fill the same void in their respected novels by shaping the plot and providing hope. Another pair of similar characters the two novels share are Professor Faber and Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss’s “trainer.” These characters foster the main characters endeavors. Without Haymitch and Faber, Montag and Katniss would have failed miserably. Faber and Haymitch incorporate a plan with structure to the vague ideas held by the main characters. All in all, Suzanne Collins imitated theme and character structure from Farenheit 451 to create her very successful trilogy, “The Hunger Games.”