What Is Mildred's Role In Fahrenheit 451

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Mildred’s role in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is to represent the model or perfect citizen in a dystopian city by contrasting her view on society against her husband’s views. Guy is a third generation firemen and before he meet Clarisse he also viewed society like Mildred; however after speaking to Clarisse he started to “think for himself and questions his role in the world. In one instance the firemen were receiving a call regarding an older woman having books, the firemen then leave the station. After arriving at the woman's house, the firemen find the books and begin pouring lighter fluid all over the house. When one of the firemen went to light his match to start the fire, Guy urges the woman to leave her books behind but