"'I plunk the children in school nine days out of ten. I put up with them when they come home three days a month; it's not bad at all. You have them into the 'parlor' and turn the switch. It's like washing clothes: stuff laundry in and slam the lid.' Mrs. Bowles tittered to Montag, Mrs. Phelps, and Mildred." (96) Society has lost its humanity. In their world, family is not a top priority and peoples’ deaths are casual. Selfishly, Mrs. Phelps cares almost nothing for her husband’s well being and