People can be bystanders to society and what is does and create. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury a dystopian novel about how a man named Guy Montag struggles to find his true identity and figure out what is the true meaning of books. During this journey he tries to fix the broken relationship between him and his wife. His wife Mildred Montag is the “average joe” of society; Mildred knows what’s going on around her, but she chooses not to engage in the problems of society she rather stay on the side lines and pretend not to notice so she can live an easy and happy life. Mildred is happy living a life blind to reality and does not want anything to ruin that happiness. And her love for her ‘family’ which are only the people on the walls.
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So she couldn’t do anything more, but save herself. Her husband went against society and she didn't want to follow him and she couldn’t stop him now that he has made it known to her friends that they have books. Mildred called the fire station and told on her husband. It wasn't long before they showed up and took care of her house… When Montag and the other firemen showed up to burn their house, she packed up her things and walked out right as they got there. She left the house with her things and got into her car and started to mumble to herself, “Poor family, poor family, oh everything gone, everything, everything gone now…” (108). Mildred uses anaphora in this statement by the emphasis of everything at the end of the statement. Mildred has just now lost everything, her friends, her husband, her future. But out of everything she can only think about her ‘family.’ Mildred saved herself by giving up her husband to be able to still be with her family.
Mildred is blind to society in Ray Bradbury's book Fahrenheit 451 she only thinks about herself and being able to stay in so she can be with her family. No matter how much Montag tried to get Mildred to open her eyes and see how society really is, she decided not to and stay to her family who make her laugh and give her bright vibrant colors. Mildred is happy with her life and does not realize what is going on around her from the hidden books, to her husband
So she couldn’t do anything more, but save herself. Her husband went against society and she didn't want to follow him and she couldn’t stop him now that he has made it known to her friends that they have books. Mildred called the fire station and told on her husband. It wasn't long before they showed up and took care of her house… When Montag and the other firemen showed up to burn their house, she packed up her things and walked out right as they got there. She left the house with her things and got into her car and started to mumble to herself, “Poor family, poor family, oh everything gone, everything, everything gone now…” (108). Mildred uses anaphora in this statement by the emphasis of everything at the end of the statement. Mildred has just now lost everything, her friends, her husband, her future. But out of everything she can only think about her ‘family.’ Mildred saved herself by giving up her husband to be able to still be with her family.
Mildred is blind to society in Ray Bradbury's book Fahrenheit 451 she only thinks about herself and being able to stay in so she can be with her family. No matter how much Montag tried to get Mildred to open her eyes and see how society really is, she decided not to and stay to her family who make her laugh and give her bright vibrant colors. Mildred is happy with her life and does not realize what is going on around her from the hidden books, to her husband