In a story like Fahrenheit 451 where all of the main characters are extremely extraordinary, it is interesting to see such a blah, plain, and uninspirational person and character. Mildred Montag is the perfect example of the average person within Bradbury's novel. She is vapid, plain, does not really care to give much of her attention to her husband. She watches television all day for the most part and is an extremely vacant person. We see her with her other empty, could care less friends. All they do is watch tv together which is very boring. Mildred is first introduced when she tries to commit suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills (Bradbury 13). Poor Guy has to deal with his bland distant wife and then walked in to her killing herself. Having to pump new blood through her system, she survived, but that does not necessarily mean that her mind was all there. It never really was to begin with. Mildred is dissatisfied with her life and is extremely unhappy, but she tells her husband otherwise because feeling unhappy and not well with her life is the only way she knows how to live. She doe not know that there is a happy complete emotion out in the world. That is the point where we see Guy and Mildred's differences. Guy caught a glimpse that this so called happiness was out there for the taking and he just wanted to be complete. Mildred was convinced that she was complete, poor thing. I think the whole idea of this society where people get engrossed by unrealistic television and have it take over their whole life is an extremely gruesome thought to have. I know that Mildred seems so complete but she is really just depressed and unhappy with her life, she just does not have the emotions or personalities within her mind to express it to anyone, especially her husband. Guy Montag must be so sad with his life with Mildred.
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine, 2003. Print.
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