The power struggle in 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Invisible Man, Julius Caesar and Lord of the Flies If you delve into the content of almost all the novels , there is almost always some sort of power struggle. It could be for the right integration into society; power over an island; power over a country; or in some cases, even power over the minds of others. These power struggles, not at all unusual, are what keep us interested in the plot of a book. The constant battle between a character and his cause makes a good book impossible to put down. For example, George Orwell's novel 1984 is about the struggle of a man and a woman to somehow find a way out of the constant bombardment of cameras and mind control conducted by their government. Although the two ultimately lost the battle, there was still a winner in the power struggle: their government. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, the main power struggle concerns the government. This overly oppressive, almost Orwellian-style bureaucracy tries to ensure that there is no interaction with the books. They believe that books permeate their society and corrupt people's minds. Unannounced searches by the "fire brigade" are not at all uncommon. At the slightest hint of this futuristic contraband, these firefighters search all properties, sometimes destroying everything in their path. On the opposite side of this spectrum there is also a struggle for power by the people. There's the woman who hid several thousand volumes of books in her house. She loves these books so much that when firefighters ransacked her house, she left with the books without hesitation. In another example of this ongoing power struggle, some people's lives have actually been turned into books. Their names changed in the title of the book and they had to memorize every single line of text written. These people were so determined to fight for what they believed in, that it would be impossible to say that there wasn't some sort of power struggle. They were fighting for the power of freedom. There is not just one type of freedom you can have. The struggle of some peoples for the power of freedom could simply be to be able to exist.