Clarisse and Mildred in Fahrenheit 451 (by Ray Bradbury)

While reading the story Fahrenheit 451, one can easily notice a great difference between Clarisse and Mildred, the two characters that were a part of Montag’s life. Montag, the main character of the story, was a fireman. His specific job was to burn the books. Mildred, his wife, is a typical woman of that society. Her life consists of watching TV all the time and talking to her friends on the phone. Clarisse, on the contrary, is vividly depicted as a distinctive person because she manages to change Montag’s life. She makes him start thinking about books, about their meaning, and about his aim in life.

I think that Mildred and Clarisse have the opposite personalities in this story. Mildred seems to be frivolous in her behavior. She does not react normally to what is going on around her – after she had tried to commit suicide and her blood h...