In a dystopian society, their is always a strong government. Having strict laws, huge measures of security, controlling the people. Behind all of this there are lies that should never come out doing so the whole society will break. Knowing this is why Mildred is the perfect citizen in a dystopian society. Mildred has never questioned anything in her world, not even thought why the governments take those measures in the society. The idea of why is against the law to read book never crossed her mind or why they burn them. She is so self centered only focused on her, on what she is doing she doesn’t care to even wait and think. Is anything wrong with my society? Which is why she reflects the character of a good dystopian citizen. In her world people don’t really interact with one another, they are always stuck in front of the TV, just like her. Even with the huge chaos that is in front of their eyes they just don’t care, they don’t question it. In which keeps the society intact. Having citizens like Mildred will never destroy this society, lies would never reach the light, because nobody questions the acts of the government. All of this is why Mildred is and why she is the reflection of the perfect dystopian citizen. “And if it was not the three walls soon to be four walls and the dream complete…” This quote talks about how Mildred has a three wall TV and she wants a four and once she accomplishes that, her dream will come true. You can see how Mildred focuses on things with no sense, her dream is nonsense. It is shown how the average citizen lives are, only their TV and getting more of that is all they care about. Showing how Mildred reflects all the other perfect dystopian citizens in this book.
