In nearly every developed society in history control has been a necessity to maintain order and government power. For Guy Montag in Fahrenheit 451, firefighters are the law enforcers that maintain civil discourse by controlling the flow of information to the public through burning books.  

 Similarly, the thought of people like Winston in 1984 are controlled by the Party which monitors its citizens even in the most private moments. It is quickly becoming apparent that 21^st century life has become much like these dystopian societies. With camera’s guarding nearly every street corner and severe paranoia about fellow citizens, countries like the United States have become the oppressive worlds that Orwell and Bradbury feared.