Mildred In The Handmaid's Tale

In this scene, Mildred insists on telling Guy the plot of a parlor program she watches. Montag wants to confront Mildred about her attempted suicide the night before, but she instead dodges his questions treating him as if he were invisible, denying she would ever do something like that. But the empty pill bottle found next to her bed says otherwise. This is where the reader learns of Mildred's complex personality. Saying to her husband, "Isn't that fun, Guy?" when describing her script, confirms why she seems so young and childish, eager to show off the little she spends all her time obsessing over. This also supports that Mildred is the perfect representation of this culture. Turned into a product of the mindless entertainment and standards