The poem "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold, published in 1867, and the novel "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, published in 1953, are interconnected. "Dover Beach" is mentioned by name and read aloud in "Fahrenheit 451." Themes in "Dover Beach" and "Fahrenheit 451" are similar, and each focuses on a main character who doesn't want to follow the norms in a dystopian society.