One role the media plays in Fahrenheit 451 is the family. By the time Guy and Mildred came about, their society no longer valued blood relationships. Instead, they relied on characters projected on the walls of their living rooms for company and distraction. The book describes just how much labor is put into making these virtual families fool the shallow watcher. Each morning Mildred received a new script in the mail, which allowed her to play along with the parlor walls, the two spent thousands of dollars to upgrade their home to accommodate the technology, and the walls even called her by name if she was willing to pay an extra fee. Several times throughout the book, Montag reflects on their relationship, recognizing finally that he doesn’t
