In Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury describes what a happy life is NOT. He believes that being deprived of knowledge, and not thinking hard is not what makes people happy. When Clarisse and Montag have one of their talks, she describes school life, and how it affects the world around them. “They run us so ragged by the end of the day we can’t do anything but head to bed or head for a Fun Park to bully people around..”(27) Although the government gives them Fun Parks, the children and adults are still not happy with their lives, because people are constantly trying to commit suicide. In fact Montag’s wife, Mildred, attempts suicide Ray Bradbury believes that books and knowledge make people happy. When he was on a firemen job, a woman stayed with her burning house and was even burnt herself. This shows that Ray Bradbury believes that books are very important. What Montag says to his wife the next day shows Ray Bradbury’s opinion even more, “There has to be something in books, things we can't imagine to make a woman stay in a burning house, there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing"(64) The fact that the woman decided to stay and burn with her books shows that the author really cares, and also believes that knowledge is worth dying for. When Montag goes to see Faber, a wise character who tries to help Montag understand books. When he first arrives he says something powerful, “I can't talk to the walls because they're yelling at me. I can't talk to my wife; she listens to the wall. I just want someone to hear what I have to say."(78) This shows Ray Bradbury’s opinion on electronics. I believe that he is trying to tell the readers that even with all the electronics that keep our attention and seem fun, we can’t truly be happy without human contact to relate to.
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