Mildred Montag is another main character in Fahrenheit 451. Mildred Montag is Guy Montag's wife. Mildred is a very depressing character. The first time we really meet her in the story she tries to kill herself. She takes too many sleeping pills, and Guy Montag has to call an ambulance to pump her poisoned blood out and give her new healthy blood.
Mildred Montag watches TV pretty much all day. She has three whole walls that are a television set. (Like the entire wall is a screen...but it is three entire walls.) Mildred and Guy Montag are not the usual loving couple. Mildred is actually a pretty cold person. They do not sleep in the same bed, and they barely ever talk to eachother. They definitely do not love eachother. They do not even remember where they met, and when Guy Montag leaves for work, Mildred feels relieved that he is gone.
Mildred Montag is a very sad character. She represents a lot of the people in their society. A lot of people are just completely brain washed by all the TV that they watch. Almost everyone focuses on only entertaining themselves. They do not pay attention to what is really going on in the world or in their own bodies and minds. They use the television as a sort of getaway from everyday life.
Mildred is a prime example of using the television as a getaway. Mildred watches the same soap opera everyday. She refers to the family in the show as her family. Mildred asks Guy Montag if he will buy her a fourth television wall. He says no. (If she did get the fourth wall she would be completely encased in the television show. It would be almost 100% real.) The TV shows even write out lines at the bottom of the screen, so the watcher can feel more apart of the conversations taking place in the show. The whole idea is extremely sick.
Mildred watches TV and denies that she has a serious problem. Mildred tried to kill herself. She is suffering from depression and she does not even know it.
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