“When they heard Box 342 rung, however, they assumed the fire was out of their territory and unhitched the horses. Only two fire companies were not fooled by the misleading alarm.”
Thesis Statement. Hope this helps :)
The elements of society the story 'The Happy Man' is criticizing are: demands of jobs, death, and politics.
<u>Explanation:</u>
‘The Happy Man’ is a short story written by Naguib Mahfouz which gives its readers a deep message. The author have made use of satire wherein he criticizes some aspects of society by using humor.
This is a story about a man who finds himself extremely happy one morning. As the story moves forward, the author depicts that there’s no such thing as a perfect life or perfect happiness, because happiness is a myth.
Through the example of the happy man, the author criticizes the demands of job that is put to an employees, in the story the happy man works as a writer at local newspaper. Apart from this, the other elements of society are also been criticized which includes death, and the politics.
