What is happiness in literary works?

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1. Here are the arguments of happiness from the literature for you:

   (46 words) Akaky Akakievich from Gogol's story “The Greatcoat” becomes happy when he finally gets a new coat. A new greatcoat was almost the only thing he truly wanted. Therefore, the hero feels like a full-fledged member of society at the moment when his dream comes true. An ordinary greatcoat brought Bashmachkin great happiness.

   (43 words) We will also find a happy character in Pushkin's novel “Eugene Onegin”. This is the poet Vladimir Lensky. He put his whole soul into his poems, and doing what he loved, especially creativity, makes a person happy. In addition, he was inspired by mutual love, in which he saw an ideal.

   (43 words) Remembering the ending of Pushkin's poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila”, the reader understands that love that has passed through obstacles is happiness. Despite all the difficulties and obstacles that stand in the way of lovers, the characters find each other. Not only they are happy, but we are also happy when we get a successful ending.

   (44 words) Cinderella from Charles Perrault's fairy tale of the same name endured ridicule and stayed away while her sisters basked in luxury. But the heroine was lucky enough to meet the Fairy Godmother, who organized a fateful meeting for her at the ball. The poor girl and the prince get married, and the lovers remain happy for the rest of their lives.

   (52 words) Happiness implies a loved one nearby, and it is not always a person. In Turgenev's short story “Mumu”, the mute Gerasim becomes happy only when he is accompanied by a faithful dog named Mumu. The silent hero is forced to get rid of the animal by order of the lady, and parting with the animal makes him unhappy, because it was the dog that brought joy to Gerasim.

   (54 words) Sometimes one element is missing for happiness, like the characters in Volkov's fairy tale “The Wizard of Oz”. Goodwin fulfills the Scarecrow Scarecrow's cherished wishes by giving him brains, an Iron Woodcutter who got a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wanted courage. At the end of the story, it turns out that the only thing the characters lacked was self – belief, but after getting what they wanted, they became happy.

   (56 words) Everyone has their own happiness. If we recall the fairy tale “Peter Pan” by James Barry, we will see that the main character enjoys his childhood. A boy who doesn't want to grow up lives on the island of Neverland, which is visited by other characters – the girl Wendy Darling and her brothers. The characters return home, and Peter Pan prefers eternal childhood, because that's how he feels happy.

   (50 words) Since childhood, we believe that a happy ending awaits honest, intelligent and decent characters. So it happens in the comedy Fonvizin “Nedorosl”. The prudent, virtuous Sophia finds her happiness when Officer Milo saves her from Prostakova. Lovers find each other, and negative characters can only embark on the path to long-awaited happiness.

   (55 words) You also want to be happy with ambiguous, frightening characters, such as Victor Frankenstein's monster from Mary Shelley's novel. The scientist's monster is unhappy because of his loneliness, so he asks Victor to create a bride for him. But the scientist understands what consequences this threatens the world, and refuses. Left without a single attempt to find happiness in the world, the monster becomes a brutal killer.

   (53 words) Happiness is the fulfillment of cherished desires. Everything that the youngest son of a miller from Charles Perrault's fairy tale “Puss in Boots” wanted, he achieved thanks to an unusual cat in boots, which the hero inherited from his father. An adventurous partner helps the character gain a title, the respect of a king, a castle, wealth, and the love of a beautiful princess. At first, the frustrated hero becomes happy, fulfilling his dreams.

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