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Fahrenheit 451 Essay; Happiness.

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Table of Contents

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Outline

I. Paragraph1A. IntroductionB. Overview

II. Paragraph2A. Examples

III. Paragraph3A. Examples

IV. Paragraph4A. Examples

V. Paragraph5A. Conclusion

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Penelope Min

Mrs. Panks

Fahrenheit 451 Essay

5/20/11

Fahrenheit 451 Essay; Happiness.

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It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten,

to see things blackened and changed. Words above probably did not come

out from a normal persons mouth. This depressing quote gives the readers a

little hint how the society is like. It certainly does not seem like a normal world.

Fahrenheit 451, a novel by Ray Bradbury, introduces the readers to a society

where a firemens job is to burn books. People watch television like maniacs,

and there are Mechanical Hounds that have eight legs and anesthetic

needles. It definitely does not seem normal. The main character, whose name

is Guy Montag, struggles with the society. Although he is a fireman, books

and literature fascinate him. He has everything to be happy but he is not truly

happy. Throughout the book, Montag shoes the readers how important books

are and also stands up for what he believes in. Montags wife, Mildred,

watches TV all day and does not even care about her husband. She has been

brainwashed by the government. Two complete opposite people got

married. Obviously the relationship would not work out very well. Happiness is

needed in every person living on earth. Living in a society like this takes

happiness away from you. Bradburys opinion that freedom of expression,

family and friend relationship, and truthfulness are the essential components

of true happiness is clearly demonstrated in this novel.

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People have the right to be happy. They have the right to be free.

Montag does not like the fact that he is living in this world. He starts to fall into

the world of literature. Books captured his mind too much that he sometimes

forgets that he is a fireman. He is sick and tired of going to work. He is tired of

seeing firemen being cruel and unthoughtful. When he goes home, he finds

his wife having the best time with televisions. Montag is dissatisfied at work

and home. He has nowhere to rely on. He has nothing he can do to release

his stress. People have the right to do anything. Reading and expressing their

thoughts are not harmful things. It helps some people release their stress. The

government controls people like they are mechanical robots. Expressing

opinions is necessary for people. What would happen if a bottle of cider was

shook, then opened? The substance will explode. Same with people. If people

are stressed and do not have a chance to release it, they will soon explode.

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Montag runs into many different types of people. Clarisse, a 17-year-old

girl who Montag meets, plays a big role in his life. She suddenly came into his

life, but made an influence on him more than Mildred did in 10 years.

Unfortunately, after a few times he meets her, she dies when a car runs over

her. Montag is devastated when Clarisse dies because she is one of the few

people that understood him. Luckily, he meets Faber, an old English

professor. Faber truly understands him and Montag trusts him the most.

Faber teaches Montag that people should stand up for what they believe in.

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Montag gets his courage to stand up for himself from Faber. Clarisse and

Faber help him in becoming a better person. Mildred, on the other hand,

makes Montag mad. Montag and Mildred have been married for ten years but

they barely know anything about each other. While Montag falls into literature,

Mildred falls more into television. Marriages are not supposed to look like this.

They should care about each other, not treat each other like strangers. If they

had a good relationship, Montag would not feel as lonely and frustrated. Good

relationships are essential in life. Having trustworthy friends is an amazing gift

that cannot be bought with anything.

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If truthfulness did not exist in the world, the world would be a complete

chaos. People will lie to each other, and no one would be trusted. Without

truthfulness, the world would be full of betrayers and liars. Montag was not

truthful to himself. He made himself believe that he was happy. He made

himself believe that he was happy being a fireman. In reality, was he happy?

No. He is nowhere near being happy. If Clarisse and Faber did not come into

his life, Montage would have never stood up for himself. Montag is not truthful

to himself, but he is also not truthful with Mildred. A wife turning in his own

husband? Mildred turning in Montag clearly shows that they do not care about

each other. It also shows that they are not truthful to each other. Trusting,

caring, being honest. These are very important in life. Montags loneliness

might have come from bad relationships with Mildred. The society is ruining

and brainwashing many people. Happiness, one of the most important criteria

in life, cannot be found in this world.

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Paragraph 5

World should be filled with happiness. Good family and friend

relationship is necessary in life. Freedom to express is another huge part of

happiness. Last but not least, being truthful is another part. These three

criteria are the key to happiness in life. In the beginning of the book, Montag

says it was a pleasure to burn. A person who is happy and normal probably

would not say this. Montag lacks good relationship, freedom, and faithfulness.

He lacks the keys to happiness. Everyone should at least have a chance to

enjoy their life and be happy.

Resource

Bradbury, Ray. "Fahrenheit 451." Introduction. Fahrenheit 451. New York:Simon & Schuster, 2003. 1+. P