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Mildred, Montag's wife, is literally trapped in a room surrounded by screens of things that become a second reality to her, mainly “her family”, a TV cast that people grow close to. When Bradbury writes on page 48-49 when Montag is feeling qualmish after burning a superannuated woman and her books. “Will you turn the parlor off?” he asked. “That’s my family.” What he is showing is a term of any meaning and significance, "family" has gone by the wayside in this world. Montag has already admitted that he might not cry if his wife died, and Mildred’s girlfriends later say the same of their husbands. By this definition of family – as a relationship without emotion or love – the TV characters actually do fit the bill. A similar example of the parlor walls causing people vacuous fun is shown on page 93-94 when Bradbury writes about when Montag is going home to meet his …show more content…
Scientists in our age tell people to instead of being on phones, to go for a walk, take a nap, read a book. Right now, getting off technology is the