Misconceptions always have consequences in life. Misconceptions can do good, but more often they fuel racism, anger or mistrust. This is no different in stories. Many authors use misconceptions to advance the plot. Ray Bradbury in his novel Fahrenheit 451, George Orwell in Animal Farm and Max Fisher in his article "The Nazi Origins of the Olympic Torch Relay" use misconceptions to control the general population. Few books exemplify the consequences of misconceptions more than Farenheit 451. The book is about a world where citizens think they live in a utopia, when in reality their world is constantly transforming into a place where no human being could ever thrive . This illusion, along with the misconception that books are something to be feared, is the precise reason why the general population is so easily controlled. The reason behind the propaganda campaign against books is that people do not realize that their lives are unsatisfactory and boring. In other words, this misunderstanding propagated by government forces fuels the illusion of a perfect world. The myth that the world...