rush by them, and their happiness achieved by negligence of death is a brief, uneventful happiness. Now the dead realize the importance of savoring life because they have come to understand death, instead of ignoring it.In Grover’s Corners, evading notions of death begets a false sense of happiness that leads to a very mundane enjoyment of life. These unfulfilled people have not found happiness; they have found escape from the apprehensions of death. Pascal’s statement is a misleading one. People must stop to smell the roses every once in a while, or life can fly by them. The real key to happiness is realizing what short time you have and grasping on to it, which means taking chances. Happiness also includes accomplishing something with your life, and leaving a legacy for others. In Grover’s Corners, the citizens’ bliss comes from ignorance, but towards the end of the play the reader sees that awareness is the real key to happiness....
