Mildred Montag
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Mildred Montag is the emotionally detached, television-obsessed wife of protagonist Guy Montag in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, embodying the numbing effects of mass media and censorship on society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mildred Montag canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2188687 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mildred Montag Context triple: [Fahrenheit 451, mainCharacter, Mildred Montag]
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A.
Mildred
Mildred is a feminine given name of English origin that became especially popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Mary Lee Hartford
Mary Lee Hartford was the second wife of American actor and producer Douglas Fairbanks Jr., known primarily for her marriage into the prominent Fairbanks family.
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C.
Mrs. Soffel
Mrs. Soffel is a 1984 American period crime drama film starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson, based on the true story of a warden’s wife who helps two convicted murderers escape from a Pittsburgh prison.
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D.
Hildy
Hildy is a brash, fast-talking New York City taxi driver and one of the central comic female leads in the musical "On the Town."
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E.
Dorothy Good
Dorothy Good was a young child accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mildred Montag Target entity description: Mildred Montag is the emotionally detached, television-obsessed wife of protagonist Guy Montag in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, embodying the numbing effects of mass media and censorship on society.
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A.
Mildred
Mildred is a feminine given name of English origin that became especially popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Mary Lee Hartford
Mary Lee Hartford was the second wife of American actor and producer Douglas Fairbanks Jr., known primarily for her marriage into the prominent Fairbanks family.
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C.
Mrs. Soffel
Mrs. Soffel is a 1984 American period crime drama film starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson, based on the true story of a warden’s wife who helps two convicted murderers escape from a Pittsburgh prison.
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D.
Hildy
Hildy is a brash, fast-talking New York City taxi driver and one of the central comic female leads in the musical "On the Town."
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E.
Dorothy Good
Dorothy Good was a young child accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| addiction |
mass media
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sleeping pills ⓘ |
| allegiance | the state ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Fahrenheit 451 ⓘ |
| attempts |
to avoid serious conversation
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to maintain her comfortable routine ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
apathetic
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conformist ⓘ emotionally detached ⓘ escapist ⓘ self-absorbed ⓘ shallow ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Guy Montag’s growing dissatisfaction ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ray Bradbury ⓘ |
| emotionalConnectionToSpouse | weak ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Fahrenheit 451
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surface form:
Fahrenheit 451 (1953 novel)
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| lifestyle | consumerist ⓘ |
| loyalty | television "family" ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| name | Mildred Montag self-link ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrast to Guy Montag’s awakening
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embodiment of complacent citizenry ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| obsession |
interactive wall-sized TV screens
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soap-opera-style programs ⓘ television ⓘ |
| participatesIn | enforcement of censorship by betrayal ⓘ |
| pastime |
listening to seashell radios
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watching parlor walls ⓘ |
| relationshipToBooks |
hostile to reading
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indifferent to books ⓘ |
| reportsToAuthorities | Guy Montag ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction | suburban house in a future American city ⓘ |
| roleInWork | wife of the protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfCharacter | dystopian future society ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Guy Montag
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Mildred Montag self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
consequences of censorship
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emotional alienation in a media-saturated society ⓘ numbing effects of mass media ⓘ passive conformity ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
alienation
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marital breakdown ⓘ state control through entertainment ⓘ technology and dehumanization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mildred Montag Description of subject: Mildred Montag is the emotionally detached, television-obsessed wife of protagonist Guy Montag in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, embodying the numbing effects of mass media and censorship on society.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guy Montag
subject surface form:
The Hearth and the Salamander