The governing people of this society have made it to where everything is easy and nothing requires thought. For example, the programs that are on the television, or “parlor walls”, allow the citizens to play an interactive role in the storyline, where the person is one of the characters in the program. These televisions eliminate dead time for thought and contemplation. Mildred is among the casualties in this society. One of Mildred’s favorite pastimes is her “family”, which is what she calls her television screens. Mildred’s obsession with material things shows how the governing people have succeeded in making people lifeless and with no real emotion or
The governing people of this society have made it to where everything is easy and nothing requires thought. For example, the programs that are on the television, or “parlor walls”, allow the citizens to play an interactive role in the storyline, where the person is one of the characters in the program. These televisions eliminate dead time for thought and contemplation. Mildred is among the casualties in this society. One of Mildred’s favorite pastimes is her “family”, which is what she calls her television screens. Mildred’s obsession with material things shows how the governing people have succeeded in making people lifeless and with no real emotion or