Answer: hes saying that a society that puts all of its attention on providing people with happiness
Island by Langston Hughes
Romiette and Julio is about a inter-racial relationship, that takes a turn for the worst. It first begins when Julio moves from Texas to Cincinnati to get away from gang violence. He goes to a mostly African American high school. Little did Julio's parents know, that this high school has gangs too. He doesn't have much friends but he gets through the first few weeks. He goes on a chat room and meets Romiette but they don't find out that, they live in the same city and go to the same school, until later. When they do befriend each other, a certain gang called the Devil Dogs who was an African American gang, don't like the fact that the two are getting close so they warn Romiette and Julio. She doesn't think much of it but they think of a plan to make fun of the Devil Dogs. The plan worked but the Devil Dogs weren't going to take the humiliation. A few days later the Devil Dogs kidnap Romiette and Julio and set then in a lake during a thunderstorm. They end of getting out of the boat and back on to land but Romiette is going in and out of conciseness. Julio tries to find shelter but trips and falls in the mud. He then decides to go in the nearest ditch to stay alive with Romiette in hes arms. Police soon finds them and they are sent immediately to the hospital to get checked out. The Devil Dogs are in custody art the police and are probably gonna get charged for kidnapping. Soon, Julio and Romiette are back to normal and neither aren't bothered again about their relationship.
