Some of the features that lead to the society that Guy Montag lives in would have to be the parlor walls. The fact that there are people that watch television more than communicate with each other anymore is quite unusual and sad. Now a days its even more sad to admit that this has actually come true in come ways. In the book Millie would rather sit in front of the "walls" than be social or have anintellectual conversation with Montag. Let alone have any conversation at all.
The people also have to speed through life. Even while they are driving, they can't take a second of time to look at the scenery. Like Clarese said in the book, if u showed a man a green blob he'd say thats a feild of grass, that is a very true statement. I think that it's strange that the characters in Fahrenheit 451 would rather watch T.V or movies than talk to their family or friends or any people around them. They just speed through life without takeing a second look at things.
Lastly, In the book Guy Montag says that his wife had the sea shells in her ears all the time even when she was sleeping. This shows that his wifee really doesnt want to face reality or pay attention to it at all. She blocks out the whole world including her husband. Also the fact that she tryed to kill herself and didnt even recognise that she did, shows how little she pays attention or acknowledges her own actions.
All in all, I think Montag wanted the same things that Clarisse did. He really didn't know it till the day he met her. The things that he wanted weren't possessions they were memories or real emotions . He wanted to look back on his life and remember things of importance. He wanted to be able to feel something in his life, but all he felt was empty. His wife, Mildred, didn't even remember where Montag and her had met. In my veiw this showed that after Clarisse had died he wanted to search for answers about the way things were in society and why things were they way they were.
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