Post by Lisa, Kennedy, Jodie & Rachel on Oct 4, 2018 15:08:58 GMT -5
The very first time that we see Mildred in the novel Fahrenheit 451 is after she attempted to kill herself. It is clear that at this point in time she has a horrific state of mind.
"Her face was like a snow-covered island upon which upon which rain might fall, but it felt no rain; over which clouds might pass their moving shadow, but she felt no shadow."
Bradbury uses this simile to illustrate just how empty and emotionally unavailable Mildred has become. Just as an island is detached and isolated from any piece of land, coasting alone. So this suggests that Mildred has become extremely distant and has built up some dense walls, drifting from others, creating a deafening loneliness. This quote alone illustrates how unhappy Mildred is in her life.
Bradbury also uses a piece of sentence structure by adding a semicolon which splits the sentence into two distinct examples of the obstruction of Mrs Montag's face due to the medication she has taken.
Millie suppresses her clear distaste for the world she lives in with a regime of medication and distractions.
"Aa silly empty man near a silly empty woman, while the hungry snake made her still more empty."
The writer uses the metaphor 'hungry snake.' Just as a hungry snake is violent with spasmodic movements as it is trained on its prey. So this suggests that the hose embedded in Mildred is struggling to contain the overwhelming pain and anger flowing out of Mildred as it stays latched onto her, desperate for its fix.
Bradbury also uses repetition in the form of the use of the word 'empty' frequently in a small space. This emphasises just how emotionally barren both of them have become. It is clear neither of them has any purposeful or strong emotions for each other.
The society they live in preaches substance of quality and as a result, very few people have meaningful relationships.
"He remembered thinking that even if she dies, he was certain he wouldn't cry. For it would be the dying of the unknown, a street face, a newspaper image."
Mildred has taken up an obsession with TV to distract herself from intense unhappiness she feels from within. The role the television plays has resulted in the decay of her relationships, mainly the one she shared with her husband. She is content with the life she lives, despite the lack of meaning behind it, and as a result, she has no longer got any true feelings left to share with others, let alone herself.
Overall, Mildred's attempted suicide proves just how much of a damaged, hollow and empty person she has become as a result of the life she leads. She is very much at fault for her decaying relationship with her husband, spending time being who she thinks the world expects of her and not acting on her true feelings. It is quite clear she has no interest in anyone or anything going on within her society. Mildred as a character demonstrates the effects that a lack of literature and overflowing amount of instant entertainment can affect a person. Despite the fact that we only see Mildred as an incredibly tortured individual, I cannot imagine anyone just naturally being so bland and self-involved.
"Her face was like a snow-covered island upon which upon which rain might fall, but it felt no rain; over which clouds might pass their moving shadow, but she felt no shadow."
Bradbury uses this simile to illustrate just how empty and emotionally unavailable Mildred has become. Just as an island is detached and isolated from any piece of land, coasting alone. So this suggests that Mildred has become extremely distant and has built up some dense walls, drifting from others, creating a deafening loneliness. This quote alone illustrates how unhappy Mildred is in her life.
Bradbury also uses a piece of sentence structure by adding a semicolon which splits the sentence into two distinct examples of the obstruction of Mrs Montag's face due to the medication she has taken.
Millie suppresses her clear distaste for the world she lives in with a regime of medication and distractions.
"Aa silly empty man near a silly empty woman, while the hungry snake made her still more empty."
The writer uses the metaphor 'hungry snake.' Just as a hungry snake is violent with spasmodic movements as it is trained on its prey. So this suggests that the hose embedded in Mildred is struggling to contain the overwhelming pain and anger flowing out of Mildred as it stays latched onto her, desperate for its fix.
Bradbury also uses repetition in the form of the use of the word 'empty' frequently in a small space. This emphasises just how emotionally barren both of them have become. It is clear neither of them has any purposeful or strong emotions for each other.
The society they live in preaches substance of quality and as a result, very few people have meaningful relationships.
"He remembered thinking that even if she dies, he was certain he wouldn't cry. For it would be the dying of the unknown, a street face, a newspaper image."
Mildred has taken up an obsession with TV to distract herself from intense unhappiness she feels from within. The role the television plays has resulted in the decay of her relationships, mainly the one she shared with her husband. She is content with the life she lives, despite the lack of meaning behind it, and as a result, she has no longer got any true feelings left to share with others, let alone herself.
Overall, Mildred's attempted suicide proves just how much of a damaged, hollow and empty person she has become as a result of the life she leads. She is very much at fault for her decaying relationship with her husband, spending time being who she thinks the world expects of her and not acting on her true feelings. It is quite clear she has no interest in anyone or anything going on within her society. Mildred as a character demonstrates the effects that a lack of literature and overflowing amount of instant entertainment can affect a person. Despite the fact that we only see Mildred as an incredibly tortured individual, I cannot imagine anyone just naturally being so bland and self-involved.