Comparing Love In Fahrenheit 451 And Of Mice And Men

What is love? There are many ways American Literature has portrayed the idea of love, and how it works. Several pieces of American Literature demonstrate the theme of love; this is shown in Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, “Annabelle Lee”, by Edgar Allan Poe, and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag and Mildred Montag, a married couple, represent what love is not about. They lived in a future world, where they could not think for themselves or read any books, they were pretty much mind controlled for their whole life without ever knowing it, until one day. Guy talked to his friend one day and she asked him if he was happy. He realized he did not know if he was happy or if he was not, which makes Montag’s relationship

He had asked her if she remembered how they met but, she did not remember where or when they met. She acted like she knew nothing about it, almost like it never really happened to her, which shows how little she even thought about her and Montag’s relationship. Mildred did things that proved that she did not love Guy. Mildred sacrificed Guy’s life when she told the police that he had hidden books in his house, because it was illegal for people to read or have possession of books. She did not care what would happen to him, knowing that there was a high chance of him getting into trouble, or even going to jail. She showed no concern of him or of his future, which shows that she did not love him, or care enough about him to want him to be safe. When Guy was talking to his friend, Clarisse McClellan, she told him about this dandelion trick. The trick was that if you rub a dandelion on your chin and it stains a yellow mark, then you are in love. When Guy did the trick on himself, his chin did not show a yellow streak. Clarisse said, “You’re not in love with anyone”(19). Guy started to realize

The narrator only uses loving words to describe Annabelle Lee. Some words Poe used are: beautiful, darling, and bright. Poe had made the poem only about his love for Annabelle Lee. He wrote about how they fell in love as kids, and he loved her more than anything. Annabelle Lee died by the sea, and he explained that angels nor demons would ever split them up, so their love was bigger than life or death itself. He also explained how their love was not like any other kind of love. Poe wrote, “But we loved with a love that was more than love”(419). He wanted the readers to know how much Annabelle Lee meant to him, and how much he really did love her. The way Poe described the love of his life demonstrates how he feels about her, and shows that he does truly love her. Like the poem, “Annabelle Lee”, Of Mice and Men also demonstrated the idea of