Mildred And Clarisse In Fahrenheit 451

In the book Fahrenheit 451, the characters Mildred and Clarisse have some similarities and differences. Mildred is the ideal example of a Fahrenheit 451 character. Clarisse on the other hand is a threat to the stability of ideas presented in the book. Although Mildred and Clarisse share some similarities, they also have many differences. Clarisse thinks more deeply than Mildred. Clarisse is characterized as odd, crazy, curious, and intelligent. She walks a lot which is peculiar because no one in the society does that. Also, she notices detail and thinks about the deeper meaning which no one else does either. Mildred oppositely is shown as selfish, isolated, cold, and simple minded. She spends most of her time in the parlor watching the television. Mildred does not value her life because
Clarisse represents the stability of ideas. In the government, the main focus is that no one should think. Clarisse shows the low stability of that idea because she and her family think and notice details. They are also passing that idea to other people. Clarisse’s family influences her way of thinking. “’Oh just my mother and father and uncle sitting around talking. It’s like being a pedestrian, only rarer. My uncle was arrested another time -did I tell you?- for being a pedestrian. Oh, we’re most peculiar’” (Bradbury 7). Clarisse’s family displays thinking and noticing to her and then she spreads it to Guy. Guy cannot keep that idea to himself and spreads it to Mildred which she doesn’t care for the idea. Mildred, however, is a perfect example of the Fahrenheit 451 character. She is simple minded and doesn’t think which is exactly what the government wants society to be like. The government doesn’t want people to think because their ideas could go against them and the government would lose their power over everyone. Her friends influence her way of thinking because they are also simple