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In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, many different emotions are evoked. A writer can make the audience feel towards one person more than another and in this unusual novel, that is quite the case. In the beginning of the book, Mildred, the wife of Guy Montang, attempts to attempt suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. This is interesting because the next day, Mildred has no recollection about her suicide attempt. As I was reading the passage when Montang figures out that Mildred had taken too many pills, I really didn¡¦t pity Mildred. Instead, Montang is the one that deserves pitying. He was the one who had to watch his wife being treating by seemingly second rate and emotionless technicians, not doctors. He was the one who stayed up all night, listening to Mildred, wondering what could have caused her to try to kill herself, and if she would do it again. In addition, Mildred seem like a hard person to care for; she seems so engrossed in just watching television. She seems to be slightly superficial and you get the feeling she really doesn¡¦t care for Guy. She is like a doll because her life force is sucked out. When Mildred took the overdose, it symbolizes that something was very wrong with her life and that deep d