For many people, getting over a broken relationship can be very tough. Sometimes, you struggle to come to terms with how it ended, or what happened during the relationship. In Ray Bradbury’s classic novel, Fahrenheit 451, Montag struggles to get over a broken relationship with his wife and society. In Kesha’s hit song, “Praying”, she talks about the difficulties she had to face getting over a very tough relationship to find inner peace. Both of these works address happiness, relationship issues, and life struggles. Although the character’s go through different struggles, both stories help show that facing internal struggles can be very hard.

In addition to those similar topics, both of texts talk about dealing with pain from the past and how moving on will help you become a stronger person in the long run. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag struggled to come to with his society and how it had affected him throughout his life. Montag, a fireman who burned books rather than put out fires, felt like a slave to society and wanted to do something to change that. He didn’t feel very happy in any of the relationships he was in, so he decided to turn to books to try and find something that would make him happy.  However, this leads to further problems in his marriage and to him realizing he’s not truly in love with his wife. In the end, Montag, rather than focusing on just improving himself, decides to improve society as a whole. “There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.” This quote from Fahrenheit 451 is said by Montag to Mildred and shows us that Montag believes there is a greater good to acquire from books. Using books, he is able to get past his broken relationship with his wife and doesn’t hold any hard feelings towards society after all is said and done. In Kesha’s “Praying,” she says, ” You brought the flames and you put me through hell.” Kesha sings this to show us that the other person in the relationship that left her damaged treated her very badly and made her life miserable. Although she did face many hardships in that relationship, she was able to move on and even forgive the other person. This is shown in the phrase,” Oh, but after everything you’ve done, I can thank you for how strong I have become.” Kesha then sings, ” I’ve found a strength I’ve never known.” This shows that she moved on from the relationship and looked towards herself to find inner peace. In both texts, the characters are deeply hurt by a failed relationship and they have to search for something that will help them find inner peace and move on from said relationships.

Although both texts deal with negative relationships, these relationships are different in many ways. These leads to a difference in how the theme of forgiving and moving on are presented in both texts. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag’s inability to come to terms with the fact that his wife and him aren’t truly in love leads to him struggling until the very end of the novel. It is only when the city is destroyed and he realizes him and the other men have to rebuild society that he truly finds inner peace. In Kesha’s song, she shows us that going through a tough relationship can have a positive side effect because you become a stronger person after everything. “Oh, but after everything you’ve done, I can thank you for how strong I have become.” This shows that while her relationship wasn’t perfect, she was able to get something positive from it and doesn’t hold any hard feelings towards the other person.

In conclusion, both Fahrenheit 451 and “Praying” show us that facing internal struggles can be very difficult but it can lead to you getting something positive from it. Both pieces give us different situations and advice for dealing with damaged relationships. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Montag struggles to get over a broken relationship with his wife and society. In Kesha’s “Praying”, she talks about the difficulties she had to face getting over a very tough relationship to find inner peace.