In the book Fahrenheit 451 and the book Animal Farm, characters who are unaware of their surroundings allow characters like Beatty, Mr. Jones, and Napoleon to take over. It often takes an oppressive power to be strong to gain the upper hand. Hitler is a leader who used force to conquer the German people. In the case of both of these books the groups of naive people are used for their ignorance to benefit the leaders, and physical power is not required. Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 both have a group of naive people who share an inability to question power, possess loyalty, and stupidity. In Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 the naive groups failed to question the power of their authority. In the book Animal Farm Boxer is a horse that suffers from the main weakness of the working class, which is continuous faith in its leader's ability to make good decisions. The blind horse Boxer does not see the palpable forms of political corruption. Boxer is described as having great strength and invokes an endless cry of "I'll work harder!" (Orwell 85). Boxers cry only to describe their ignorance towards oppressive power. He states his willingness to work harder after being criticized because he sees everything as his fault and it never seems to cross his mind that his boss might be wrong. The desire to please is common among many of the characters in both books. Fahrenheit 451's montage has the task of a fireman burning books. Its job is to destroy knowledge and promote ignorance. Information is a way that people can begin to form their own beliefs and opinions. Knowledge is destroyed to create an environment in which an oppressive government can thrive. Montage works as a fireman for your... middle of paper......heit 451 for a naive group that provides a harsh government. Characters like Boxer and Mildred ignore their oppressive leaders and see no harm in what they are taught as right. Beatty from Fahrenheit 451 is a domineering leader and is eventually killed. Mr. Jones is also a cruel leader and was chased off the farm by all the animals very early in the Animal Farm book. The place for oppressive power can easily be found when the characters are so ignorant and consistent with the rules. It is because of characters like those in Fahrenheit 451 and Animal Farm who support such behaviors that a tough government with selfish leaders can prevail. Works Cited Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: The Random House Publishing Group, 1950. Orwell, George. Animal farm. New York: Penguin Group, 1946.