Loss Of Happiness In Fahrenheit 451

(AGG) “I don’t know. We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren’t happy. Something’s missing.” (BS-1) The novel Fahrenheit 451 demonstrates that people in society aren’t content due to their lack of connections with others. (BS-2) The people that do have the connections, such as Clarisse and Granger, lead happy, fulfilled lives. (BS-3) Montag and Faber were unhappy once, though after building solid relationships with people around them, they became happy. (TS) The novel Fahrenheit 451 displays that connections and relationships with others is the key to true happiness and a fulfilled life.

(MIP-1): In Fahrenheit 451, people in society are shown to lack the connections with others that are needed to lead a full, happy life. (SIP-A):

(SIP-A): Clarisse is happy thanks to the connections she has with her family. (STEWE-1): Bradbury expresses that Clarisse is content throughout all of the scenes she is included in, one being where she says, “I rarely watch the ‘parlor walls' or go to races or Fun parks. So I’ve got lots of time for crazy thoughts I guess” (7). Unlike Millie, Clarisse is not absorbed in the parlor walls. Instead, she lets her mind wander, and allows herself to “smell things and look at things, and sometimes stay up all night, walking, and watching the sunrise” (5). She is so mesmerized by the things around her, things that most people in society do not notice. This further demonstrates her ability to feel emotions, and increases her susceptibility to creating connections. (STEWE-2): Clarisse has a very stable relationship with her family, allowing her to feel grounded and part of something bigger than herself. Bradbury describes their conversations in the novel, where it says, “Laughter blew across the moon -colored lawn from the house of Clarisse and her father and her mother and her uncle who smiled so quietly and so earnestly…their laughter was so relaxed and hearty and not forced in any way” (14). Her family is an intimate one; they communicate and show love for each other, unlike Millie and Montag. The family makes time for each other and

(BS-3) At the beginning of Fahrenheit 451, both Montag and Faber led unfulfilled lives, but after forming connections with people, became happy and content. (BS-2) Due to the connections Clarisse and the men have with others, they lead lives they are satisfied with. (BS-1) In Fahrenheit 451, the lack of connection present in society prevents most from leading a full, happy