Mildred's Relationships In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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Of all characters, Bradbury uses Mildred and Montag’s relationship to effectively characterize the loss of relationships in the society they live in. Bradbury strongly shows that Mildred and Montag almost have no relationship or emotion towards each other at all. For example, they do not interact with each other, with Montag going to work and Mildred watching the parlor walls, and they don’t talk and connect with each other. Their missing relationship is further shown when Mildred betrays Montag by turning him into the fire station and opting to run leaving Montag behind. They seem so isolated from each other that Mildred seems to hold more loyalty to her society than to her own husband Montag. Montag comes to terms with their dying relationship