“It never went away, that smile, it never went away as long as he remembered”. (Bradbury, 2). I’ll forever remember the moment that those words processed through my mind. I’ll never forget what pieces finally clicked as I read that short sentence. That quote by Ray Bradbury, written all those years ago, will always be my obvious evidence of true happiness. Fahrenheit 451 opened my eyes to the true meaning of happiness and what it can mean to everyone and everything in society. In this classic, Bradbury sends us on an emotional thrill ride, leaving us questioning everything about our lives today. A character by the name of Clarisse is the first to truly expose us to the terrifying yet exhilarating thought of happiness. She speaks of talking
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He finds happiness in the simple pleasures of life. Bradbury forms one character in particular that to me personally, shines the brightest ray of joy. Abraham Lincoln once said, “ Most folks are as happy as they make their minds up to be”. Mildred takes this quote and automatically becomes the true meaning of it. She leaves us where we are unquestioning of our lives now. She doesn’t turn to Montag’s ways, she remains enclosed in her personal box. She is happy. Think to yourself about what her face would’ve looked like as she enveloped herself within her ‘family’. Personally, I imagine the same joyous face that Montag wore in the beginning of the novel; she wore the same breed of a smile, the kind you never forget. We all have our definitions of happiness. We are all under the same roof. We all can drown from the sadness but we all have our shining beacons of hope. Clarisse found her happiness in what you can feel emotionally. Faber fell to the craving of ability. Mildred became happiest in moments of possessing materialistic things that her heart desired. Ray Bradbury formed himself, every bit of his happiness in the same was as each of the characters is
He finds happiness in the simple pleasures of life. Bradbury forms one character in particular that to me personally, shines the brightest ray of joy. Abraham Lincoln once said, “ Most folks are as happy as they make their minds up to be”. Mildred takes this quote and automatically becomes the true meaning of it. She leaves us where we are unquestioning of our lives now. She doesn’t turn to Montag’s ways, she remains enclosed in her personal box. She is happy. Think to yourself about what her face would’ve looked like as she enveloped herself within her ‘family’. Personally, I imagine the same joyous face that Montag wore in the beginning of the novel; she wore the same breed of a smile, the kind you never forget. We all have our definitions of happiness. We are all under the same roof. We all can drown from the sadness but we all have our shining beacons of hope. Clarisse found her happiness in what you can feel emotionally. Faber fell to the craving of ability. Mildred became happiest in moments of possessing materialistic things that her heart desired. Ray Bradbury formed himself, every bit of his happiness in the same was as each of the characters is