How Does Hedbury Marry Hetta In Fahrenheit 451

Hetta Carbury’s letter to Sir Roger Carbury in Chapter XCIII is a letter that is the confirmation of Hetta’s love for Paul Montague and her intention to marry him, and it signifies the end of Roger’s pursuit of Hetta. The letter is the beginning of a turning point in their relationship.

Roger Carbury had long been pursuing his cousin Hetta, but she always rejected his proposal. Although Sir Carbury was determined to marry Hetta, the situation became more complicated with introduction of Paul Montague, who had captured Hetta’s heart. Hetta wants Roger to know that he can no longer stands a chance to gain and hold her heart as a potential husband, because “no other chance of happiness for her in this world than that of becoming Paul’s wife,

Hetta, both in what is written and left unwritten, lets Roger know that he will never have Hetta in the way he want. Hetta has always loved Paul. Even when his love Hetta was in doubt, she felt something for him; feelings she would never hold for Paul. The letter to Roger solidifies Paul’s future role in Hetta’s life as her husband and her source of future happiness. Roger, although he desires to marry Hetta, he still only want Hetta to be happy and the letter allows him to realize that Hetta’s only source of happiness is in the form Paul. By holding onto Hetta, Roger realizes how selfish his actions would really be. Roger realizes that he does not have Hetta’s best interest at heart if he continues to go after her for marriage. The letter allows Roger to let go off his love

Roger can write no reply because Hetta has already made herself clear in what she wants her relationship with Roger to be like now that she intends to be Paul’s wife. She needs Roger to understand that the relationship that he sought for them to have is no longer possible. Hetta’s letter aids Roger in accepting this new reality. Hetta does not want their relationship to end just because Paul will be a permanent fixture in her life. She wants there to be some sort of relationship between them after she is married. To the reader, Roger comes across the type of man that would pursue Hetta regardless of Paul’s feelings for Hetta. Roger has always had Hetta’s best interest at heart. If she is happy with Paul, than Roger is willing to expect that. When Hetta expresses a desire for a good future relationship with Roger in the letter, it helps Roger begin to heal from Hetta’s final rejection of his marriage proposal and move on from the feelings of love, as a potential husband, that he felt for