In 1984 books are destroyed in Brave New World people watch TV in Fahrenheit 451 books are replaced by television programs. 1984 imagines a world of rational subjugation and Brave New World one of debilitating hedonism- Fahrenheit 451 presents a more believable mediated culture. While Bradbury owes something to Orwell and Huxley, his dystopic vision is unique. In a scene of horrific black comedy, we realize the citizens of a not-so-future America don't just watch TV, they conflate the images on-screen with their own lives and achieve an entirely audio-visual media existence requiring no thought and little action. Far more disturbing than the book-burnings in Fahrenheit 451 is Bradbury's prophetic understanding that television would replace print media.
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