Richard Cory And Fahrenheit 451 Essay

Richard Cory and Montag: Struggle of Happiness Although “Richard Cory,” by Edwin Robinson and “Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury may seem to be conveying very different messages, a common theme can be sensed when looking closer into them. In “Richard Cory,” Robinson shows how everything is not what it seems with a tragic story of a man who appeared to be happy and have everything but eventually committed suicide. In Fahrenheit 451 the story goes on to show that at times being brought into reality can really change someone’s perspective on life and lead them into a deep depression. A common theme that Fahrenheit 451 and Richard Cory share is happiness and what it means to a person. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury introduces the protagonist as a content, carefree man named Montag. Montag was a typical man in his society. He worked as a fireman who

Although both Montag from Fahrenheit 451 and Richard Cory from Richard Cory both should be happy and have all the reasons to be, they are not. A difference in the both of them is that Richard Cory knew for a long time that he was unhappy while Montag did not realize until he had conversed with Clarisse. Although we do not know what Richard Cory was pondering, we do know that ultimately he shot himself in the head. This unveils the fact that he was unhappy for a long time. In contrast, Montag is trying to change his way of life to become happy by reading books although it is illegal. In conclusion, both Montag from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Richard Cory from Richard Cory by Edwin Robinson both were unhappy despite all the reasons they had to be happy. They dealt with their unhappiness in different way. Montag had begun reading illegal books in his attempt to cure his sadness, while Richard Cory put it all aside and committed suicide. A common theme that the two protagonists share is how they felt unhappy in their societies despite having everything they