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In Farenheit 451, when Mildred wakes up after taking too many sleeping pills she...

When Mildred wakes up from taking too many sleeping pills, she appears to have no recollection of what has happened. Montag finds her in the kitchen, making toast and listening to her Seashell radio. Her only interest is in her hunger which seems claims is unexplainable:


I don't know why I should be so hungry.


When Montag tells Mildred that she took an overdose, she is surprised and says that she would never do such a...

When Mildred wakes up from taking too many sleeping pills, she appears to have no recollection of what has happened. Montag finds her in the kitchen, making toast and listening to her Seashell radio. Her only interest is in her hunger which seems claims is unexplainable:



I don't know why I should be so hungry.



When Montag tells Mildred that she took an overdose, she is surprised and says that she would never do such a thing:



"Heck," she said, "what would I want to go and do a silly thing like that for?"



In a state of complete denial, Mildred returns to the comfort of the parlour walls. She is memorizing a script for a play which will be broadcast later that morning and has no desire to discuss the issue of her overdose any further. This denial reveals much about Mildred's character: she is so addicted to entertainment that she represses her inner turmoil and emptiness. She is, therefore, a striking example of the dangers of censorship. 

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