Montag wears a smile on his face when burning things down because that is what makes him happy. However, he cannot start fires all day so he had gotten used to coming home only to be ignored by his wife who has ear buds on all the time and by everyone else in town who are huddled around TV screens and technology(Clarisse and her family being the only exception). Everyone is distracted by technology and Montag didn't even realize it until after he met Clarisse. He notices her family actually talks to each other and are happy because of the loving connection they have and he really wants to be apart of it. They have a sense of belonging. So when he comes home after that walk with Clarisse, he already acknowledges how unhappy he is only to find his wife on the floor of the bedroom because she overdosed. The reason why she does this is because she was looking for happiness by getting distracted with technology. She doesn't know what she really needs is human interaction and it gets me frustrated how the conversation she had with her husband after the sleeping pill incident was that she wanted a new television..... A NEW TELEVISION!!!!!! That's what got her in this mess in the first place! How is she going to find happiness by being distracted? No wonder why Montag took a sleeping tablet.... Now I'm wondering if Montag actually loves or even likes his wife. Does Clarisse coming into his life change everything? It already seemed to have made him realize something with that million dollar question which was, "Are you happy"?
Or maybe Montag is not happy because he burns down all the happiness and magicalness books bring.
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