Most of the time people don't realize how unhappy they are. Questioning this might make despondent feelings emerge nonetheless if you still haven't found happiness it's never too late to start. Throughout reading Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, an extremely pivotal moment in this book is when Guy Montag has a wake-up call that leads to profound thoughts. Between this, he realizes how unsatisfied and unhappy he is with his life. He was a guy in his thirties with a job, wife, and house however this didn't affect him in taking a new path. While reading the book there soon appeared different factors to finding happiness. The essential factors to finding happiness are to have purpose and meaningful relationships in life.
Having purpose adds meaning
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This was an interesting take. In general people spend their whole life trying to appear as if they have their life figured out to the world around them, simply because they found stability in their life. In reality, they never truly end up being satisfied with themselves but instead put up a front that they are because they found an ideal job and maybe even made a family but they never fulfilled the path they wanted to take with their lives. Just like while Guy Montag was talking to Mildred she comments on how he should have thought about fire being a concern to him before he became a fireman but he replies by saying “Was I even given a choice? My grandfather and father were firemen” (Bradbury 49). In Fahrenheit's society, it seems that conformity is valued more than individuality.Due to this it forces people …show more content…
In “The Pursuit of Happiness: Characteristics of Happy People” R. Murali Krishna states that usually, a survey shows “married people are usually happier than unmarried people” (Krishna). Something to clear up is if you are married it doesn't necessarily mean that you will be happy. Marriage is a huge commitment. There are lots of ups and downs to add on. It'll be a different experience for everyone. All around the world people beat themselves up over trying to find love to have these fantasy and unrealistic relationships in books, movies, and even social media, nowadays you see it everywhere. This is not the only way to find a trusting, dedicated, and committed relationship with another person. Thomas Oppong's article “Good Social Relationships Are The Most Consistent Predictor of a Happy Life” states that for people who want to experience happiness in their life, it's important to not “forget to connect and build better relationships with people” (Oppong). By doing this, connections around us can be a lot more positive and make our relationships better. These meaningful relationships can come from family, friendship, and even pets. Some people need to realize these relationships are the things that we need to be grateful for on a day-to-day basis for the impact they leave in our lives. Additionally, Mildred and Montag's relationship has shallow