Farenheit 451 Essay

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In Ray Bradbury’s Farenheit 451, Montag and Mildred’s relationship is distant and emotionally detached. Mildred is extremely unaware of the world around her, she distances herself from anything uncomfortable. Instead, Mildred opts to focus on her fake family on the TV she watches while ignoring her real family with Montag. Montag attempts to connect with Mildred, only for her to coldly reply and return to her electronics. Ray Bradbury characterizes Mildred- the stereotypical citizen- as self absorbed and ignorant which leads to the deterioration of her relationship with Montag to criticize an over reliance on technology.

Throughout the novel, Mildred is extremely unhappy. Mildred’s unhappiness can be seen in her suicide attempt early in the book. Mildred relies on technology to cope mentally but also physically as the machine brings her back but doesn't prevent or solve the issues leading to her suicide attempt. Her reliance on technology to keep her alive causes rifts in her relationship with Montag because he doesn't understand her dependence on the technology. …show more content…
In the society of Farenhit 451 people are interacting with technology constantly, there is never a moment of peace in citizens lives. When Mildred is driving in their car she drives 100 miles an hour and Montag shouts at her to bring down the speed, Montag gets out of the car and “He reached out and pulled the tiny musical insect out of her ear. The “Mildred” is a. Mildred?” While driving Mildred needed the constant stimulation of the seashells and that caused her to be unable to hear Montag or pay attention to the speed limit. Mildred’s carelessness for the law and willingness to put herself and Montag in safety makes Montag very upset. Her reliance on the seashells caused rifts in her relationship with

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