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How is guy Montag(from Fahrenheit 451) and Malcolm x different?

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The main difference between them is that Malcolm X struggled against an oppressive system to which he was a victim, however Guy Montag struggled against an oppressive system to which he was a member.

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Guy Montag was a firefighter in a society where firefighters were supposed to burn books and houses that owned books. Without any doubt, we can say that Montag lives in an oppressed society, but Montag was part of the oppressor group while he was still a firefighter, although he later abandoned that profession.

Malcolm X, on the other hand, was an activist and leader of the Black Nationals. He fought against racism and intolerance against Afro-American society, because he was part of that society and he knew how he had been harmed because of racist and prejudiced thoughts. Malcolm X also lived in an oppressed society, but he was part of the victims and not the oppressors.

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