Fahrenheit 451: Mildred And Society

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Mildred and Society Denman

In this society people are different. In the book Fahrenheit 451 mildred is different in many ways from other people. She sits around all day watching tv thinking about nothing. In this society it has made mildred self centered, robotic, and unfeeling.

First reason why and how is mildred self-centered? Mildred only cares about herself and does not want to interfere with anyone not even her husband. In the book it quotes,” Let me be alone,” said mildred explaning that she doesn’t want to be messed with and that she does not care about what you think of her.This is because she has been thought to only think about herself. Which makes her self-centered.

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