Mildred Montag- Fahrenheit 451

Mildred Montag showed that she was small-minded and childish throughout the novel. While Guy is out burning houses or trying to figure out why people are not reading books, Mildred is at home watching television with either herself or her other small-minded friends. Throughout this story Mildred refuses to engage in regular conversations with Guy, who is her husband, and her feelings on their marriage. Which shows that she really does not need to be with Guy especially if she is going to just watch T.V all day. Instead, she would rather talk about the "family" on television. Mildred had shown throughout the story that she was not a good, and loyal wife. Once Guy had all the books he needed she burned them because she would rather go with the government than to be with her husband.

When Bradbury said, "Why, it was at--? She stopped. I don't know, she said" (Bradbury 42). Guy had asked her a simple question as to when they first met and she stopped and thought about it and she could not remember as to when they first met. Guy was very sad to hear this because he knew that she was not very loyal to him at all. Mildred had also struggled with suicide earlier in the book. She took a lot sleeping pills and Guy came home and luckily pumped out her stomach. Even after Guy saved her life, he asked her if she can help him with reading the books in order to figure out why they can not read books. She agreed, but in the end she ratted him out and called the firefighters to come and burn them. After all that, she ran out of the house and left Guy with all the firefighters and Guy got under arrest. This shows that Mildred does not deserve to be Guy's wife and I am glad that she left Guy so that he can be able to live on his own. Mildred had shown throughout the novel that she was childish and did not deserve Guy's trust.

Bibliography

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Print.