Society would be so much different without books. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, for many years books were outlawed. People found with books would be imprisoned. Ray Bradbury in his novel uses conflict to show knowledge and ignorance between characters. Even though the society in the novel Fahrenheit 451 was corrupt, most of the citizens were oblivious. Montag’s wife Mildred was completely unaware of everything around her due to the seashell radio she had to wear. The seashell made it hard for her to concentrate; “She had both ears plugged with electronic bees that were humming the hour away.” (Bradbury 16). She was also obsessed with television. “How long before we save up and get the fourth wall torn out and a fourth wall television put in?”