Fahrenheit 451

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Guy Montag tries to explain to Mildred that he is filling ill because he is shaken up by the thoughts of why the old woman decided to die with her books. In response Mildred angrily states “she’s nothing to me she shouldnt have had books it was her responsibility she should’ve thought of that I hate her she’s got you going and next thing you know will be out no house no job nothing” Mildred reflects how people think about the value in people in her world according to her response more than a persons life what is Mildred and society more concerned about? What does it show of them ?

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Mildred, like so many others, is only concerned with her life and the way the actions of others effects her. Her words and demeanor show selfishness, and a lack of compassion, likely cause by the technology that has disconnected her from real life...... Mildred's only reality is the scripted reality provided by her walls.

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Fahrenheit 451