Personal Happiness
Everyones goal in life has and always will be the
pursuit of personal happiness. In fact, the United States
constitution guarantees its citizens this right. The
downfall of this fact is that not every person achieves
this goal. Through certain works of literature such as
Ethan Frome, Madame Bovary, and The Bet, this idea will
be shown.
One great example of an individual searching for
happiness in his life is in the story of Ethan Frome.
Ethan is the type of person who needs companionship and
direct love to be happy. Even though companionship makes
him feel secure, in this partnership he desperately needs
a strong base backed by interaction with the one he loves.
At a young age Ethan found what he thought was a woman
who would make him happy. Her name was Zeena and she was
seemingly pleasant, but her desires would prove not to
be satisfied in a life spent with Ethan. As years went
by she lost interest in him and her attitude around him
kept him from being happy. Ethan soon meets Mattie,a
younger, more attractive woman than Zeena. He becomes
attached to Mattie and gains deep feelings for her, but
his conscience tells him leaving Zeena would
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