(MIP-2) Although the government gains total control of their citizens, the citizens stop thinking, relationships become fake, and people become lazy and selfish. (SIP-A) Because people have a limited knowledge and memory in this society, there is no relationships, and no love in this society. (STEWE-1) Husbands and wives do not love each other in this society. There is no love in this society at all. The only “love” that anyone feels is with their “family”, which is literally just their TV show characters. And even though they think that their relationships with their TVs are true love, they obviously aren’t. There is no compassion, or love in this society. No one in this society is sad when someone who is “close” to them dies. When Montag …show more content…
(STEWE-2) The government limits their citizens the knowledge to realize how unhealthy their lifestyles are, so it is almost impossible for anyone to change how they think, or live their life, unless someone tells them. People in this society spend their lives having empty relationships, and that causes them to waste their lives being unhappy. When Guy realizes that he will never see Mildred again, he looks back on their relationship. “‘My wife, my wife. Poor Millie, poor Millie. I can't remember anything. I think of her hands but I don't see them doing anything at all. They just hang there at her sides or they lie there on her lap or there's a cigarette in them, but that's all’" (149). Because of the limited knowledge and memory of citizens, they can’t enjoy a real relationship. People do not understand the value of relationships, so they go through life being selfish, because they do not understand how to live any differently. (SIP-B) The lack of conflict within the society causes people to stop thinking, and caring about their society, and they become lazy. (STEWE-1) In this society, everyone is selfish. The number one priority for everyone is