Fahrenheit 451 – Mildred Montag

The character of Mildred Montag in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is the perfect Archetypal fit of a Dystopian Citizen. Image result for fahrenheit 451This is because she follows the government’s/society’s guidelines without questions, even though the laws are quite obviously flawed. In the book, Mildred also suffers from the societal obsession with technology, even trying to push her husband into buying a third TV: “It’s really fun. It’ll be even more fun when we can afford to have the fourth wall installed. How long you figure before we save up and get the fourth wall torn out and a fourth wall TV put in? it’s only two thousand dollars.” (Pg. 18). This quotation exhibits how she is willing to sacrifice a good chunk of her husband’s income for leisure instead of purchasing necessities. Because of input from the government and the censorship of all books, Mildred has morphed into the perfect brainwashed citizen of the society.

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Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Amsterdam, Lebowski Publishers, 2017.

Protagonist – Brainstorm

 

Name of character Gaia MacDermot
What does your protagonist want? At the beginning of the story, it is just to seek out what has been hidden from her and the rest of the population but then morphs into a struggle to educate the public and “level the playing ground” with the government.
What obstacles stand in your protagonist’s way? The natural world as well as the government of her society. The government officials of the society are leeching off of a world that the rest of the population don’t know about, meaning that they have more recourses.
Specific Characteristics of your protagonist (appearance, special skills/abilities, knowledge) Around 5’7, with brown hair (in dreadlocks) and brown eyes, with noticeable Hispanic heritage. Is exceptionally strong for her age (17), though not superhumanly so. She wears a light blue fur Jacket and brown hide pants, with heavy boots and gloves. She also carries a small oxygen tank around at all times, which is a regulation item for the people in her society.

This is an example of the hair for the character:

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