Fahrenheit 451 Relationships Essay

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When people think about the world, many people think of the relationships between one another. The connection within marriages, couples dating, friendship, and family is what has brought the world into what it is today. However, would the world be able to work the same if the way people loved didn't exist? The feelings of love, both romantic and platonic, is something that has been ingrained within the human mind over the centuries. For thousands of years, the ancestors of every human alive today mated in order to survive. In addition, the feelings of passion have been exchanged due to the mating of these individuals. The form of attachment between people is present in all types of relationships today. There is no possible way that the way …show more content…

In Fahrenheit 451 there is very little emotion within their society; there is no expression and no longer any free thinking. Throughout the novel, Mildred, Montag’s wife, takes antidepressants and watches the televisions plastered on every wall of their home. This is because there is no trace of love in her life. Mildred claims she is happy, possibly because she believes she is in love. She is not in love with Montag, though, but instead with the television. She even considers the characters on the shows she watches to be her family, although family in this society is almost non existent. In Fahrenheit 451, the society promotes isolation, and very strictly looks down upon any form of family bond. Therefore, close relationships are not encouraged, and women do not consider giving birth or raising children an important part of their life. The first time that children are mentioned within the book is when Montag and Clarisse are discussing why Montag does not have kids. Montag mentions to Clarisse that Mildred "never wanted any children at all”. The women in this society do not wish to be bothered with children. The amount of time needed to raise a child is seen as wasteful, and instead these childless women spend their time staring blankly at parlor …show more content…

The contradiction to this statement is that these women are in fact not busy, since they are only watching the television screens. Mildred’s friend discusses how important the parlor walls are in the lives of all citizens, and how you are able to assume that the walls are raising the children so the parents don’t have to. It is clear that the births of children in this society are no more significant, if less significant, than the last episode of the parent’s favorite show. While in the world we live in today, women often feel the need to have children. From a young age, girls begin to play with baby dolls because society wants them to be prepared for motherhood and to be able to provide protection and proper care for their children. This is almost the exact opposite of what takes place in Fahrenheit 451. Thus, you can conclude that the higher ups in the society don't want any close bonds to form between any of the people in town, especially between mothers and their children. They believe that burning all of the books in the town will eliminate what outside influence could be present on what motherhood and families should look like. They wish to make people believe that children are just an accessory to families, and are not important to their way of

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