In the book Fahrenheit 451, a lot of the names have meanings, like GuyMontag is a reference to Guy Fawkes , i think. So, does his wife's name mean anything significant? I think it does, but i don't know what. so please help me! THANKS!
What is the meaning of the name Mildred in Fahrenheit 451?
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Reply:Mildred Montag is Montag's wife, who tries to hide her own emptiness and fear of questioning her surroundings or herself with meaningless chatter and a constant barrage of television. She constantly tries to reach the glorified state of happiness, but is inwardly miserable. Mildred even makes an attempt at suicide early on in the book by overdosing on sleeping pills. She is used symbolically as the opposite of Clarisse McClellan. She is known as Linda Montag in the 1966 film.
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Reply:In this case, the name is purely random. Mildred means "quiet strength" which doesn't fit her at all.
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