In Fahrenheit 451, the concept of family in Montag’s society resembles and differs from certain aspects of the family norm in our own society. Montag’s society sees love as something that can be replaced in a matter of moments, or that love can be taken as easily as it is given. Marriage in this society is not treated as something valuable, but as something that is temporary and easily changed.
The way Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles talk about their husbands and their children makes it obvious that both of their households are broken and without love. One of Mrs. Phelps’s previous husbands had killed himself, and she was able to move on within a week. Her current husband told her before going off to war to move on and remarry if he ends up dying