No.” (Bradbury, 91). The woman is not phased at all when she talks about a death of a friend's husband. This shows that society has been desensitized to these atrocities because they occur so often. This casual attitude towards death reappears throughout the story several times. For example, when Mildred told Montag of Clarisse’s death, she spoke as if she did not care at all. The tone that people spoke in when they referred to death added a mood of depression to the novel. Montag is beginning to question society when he states, “ I’m not thinking. I’m just doing like I’m told, like always.” (Bradbury, 88). He wonders when he will be able to make decisions for himself. The notion of conformity vs. individuality is explored in this quote. Many characters in Fahrenheit 451 strongly believe in and represent conformity. For example, Montag is asked if he has ever read a book and he quickly responds that reading a book is against the law. People are not encouraged to be unique in this