Mildred: Self Centered, Robotic, and Unfeeling
Societies law, and for breaking the law got what she deserved. Society and the way it is set up can change a person both positively and negatively.
In Ray Bradbury’s book Fahrenheit 451, our main character’s wife has been influenced to the point where some might say Mildred is self centered, robotic and even unfeeling at times. It isn’t as much of her fault as it is societies for making her the way she is. First, Mildred is described as being self centered, but there is reason for her being called this word. In the book,Montag and Mildred begin to fight when Montag says he wants to quit. Mildred then says, “You want to give up everything”? “After all these years of working,because one night, some woman and her books”. Societies way and …show more content…
In conversations she has with Montag, it is clear she is brainwashed by society which is why she thinks the way she does. She’s convinced that what happened to the woman was the woman’s fault. Mildred believes that the woman broke the law. There are other instances where Mildred shows robotic like behavior. Montag asks her to turn the parlor off to which Mildred respond, “That’s My Family”. It seems as if she is so hooked on to what is going on in the parlor, to the point that she could care less about the things going on around her. By seeing what’s going on in the parlor as her family not only makes her brainwashed but out of touch with reality also. Third, Mildred is seen as being unfeeling. There are instances where she seems to be almost completely unmoved. When Montag talks to her about Clarisse’s death, she doesn’t act as if it is anything of importance. Also, when Montag tells Mildred about the woman being burned, Mildred puts the woman at fault for the incident. Society has had such an impact on the way Mildred thinks to the point where even death is
Societies law, and for breaking the law got what she deserved. Society and the way it is set up can change a person both positively and negatively.
In Ray Bradbury’s book Fahrenheit 451, our main character’s wife has been influenced to the point where some might say Mildred is self centered, robotic and even unfeeling at times. It isn’t as much of her fault as it is societies for making her the way she is. First, Mildred is described as being self centered, but there is reason for her being called this word. In the book,Montag and Mildred begin to fight when Montag says he wants to quit. Mildred then says, “You want to give up everything”? “After all these years of working,because one night, some woman and her books”. Societies way and …show more content…
In conversations she has with Montag, it is clear she is brainwashed by society which is why she thinks the way she does. She’s convinced that what happened to the woman was the woman’s fault. Mildred believes that the woman broke the law. There are other instances where Mildred shows robotic like behavior. Montag asks her to turn the parlor off to which Mildred respond, “That’s My Family”. It seems as if she is so hooked on to what is going on in the parlor, to the point that she could care less about the things going on around her. By seeing what’s going on in the parlor as her family not only makes her brainwashed but out of touch with reality also. Third, Mildred is seen as being unfeeling. There are instances where she seems to be almost completely unmoved. When Montag talks to her about Clarisse’s death, she doesn’t act as if it is anything of importance. Also, when Montag tells Mildred about the woman being burned, Mildred puts the woman at fault for the incident. Society has had such an impact on the way Mildred thinks to the point where even death is