Happiness and Hedonism in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
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Ray Bradbury’s literary dystopia, Fahrenheit 451 has attracted international attention since its publication with rich content, subject matter, characterization, and thematization. Relevant critical scholarship on the novella increased in number radically over years, but an article discussing concept of happiness controversial nature does not exist yet. This will therefore discuss how hedonism are perceived argue that it is possible to reach one fixed definition; instead, be claimed there different versions narrative specific references key figures: Montag, Clarisse, Mildred Beatty.
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عنوان ژورنال: Trakya üniversitesi edebiyat fakültesi dergisi
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1309-7660']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33207/trkede.751993