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Fireman Guy Montag meets his neighbor, Clarisse McClellan, who makes him think about his life.
Part 1 (Montag's Encounter with Clarisse)Montag finds his wife unconscious from an overdose of sleeping pills.
Part 1 (Mildred Overdoses)The firemen are called to an alarm, and Montag steals a book.
Part 1 (Burning the Old Woman's House)To defy the firemen, the book owner burns herself alive along with the books.
Part 1 (Burning the Old Woman's House)Montag feels sick and skips work. Beatty visits Montag. Montag reveals his stolen books to Mildred.
Part 1 (Montag Gets Sick and Reads a Book)Montag consults Faber, a retired English professor who values books.
Part 2 (Montag Talks with Faber)Montag returns to work wearing a radio in his ear so Faber can guide him.
Part 2 (Montag Reads Poetry to Mildred/Friends)After firemen are called to Montag's home, Montag burns the house and his books and kills Beatty.
Part 3 (Montag Burns His House)Montag becomes a fugitive and joins a group that lives outside society and memorizes books.
Part 3 (Montag Joins the Outcasts)Civilization is destroyed by bombs, and the book lovers return to help rebuild.
Part 3 (Civilization Is Bombed)| Part | Summary |
|---|---|
| Part 1 (Montag's Encounter with Clarisse) | Fahrenheit 451 includes an epigraph by Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez: "If they give you ruled paper, write the other w... Read More |
| Part 1 (Mildred Overdoses) | As Montag goes home alone, he thinks about Clarisse's final question about whether he's happy. Although he concludes tha... Read More |
| Part 1 (Montag Talks to Mildred and Clarisse) | When Montag wakes the next morning, Mildred is already up. She doesn't remember anything from the night before and so do... Read More |
| Part 1 (Montag at the Firehouse) | Montag goes to work. He greets the Mechanical Hound, a sleeping killer android that resembles a dog. When Montag touches... Read More |
| Part 1 (Burning the Old Woman's House) | A week passes, then another, and then Clarisse mysteriously disappears. Montag is at work, playing cards. In the regimen... Read More |
| Part 1 (Montag Gets Sick and Reads a Book) | At home Montag hides the book he stole. He watches Mildred sleep and feels as though he doesn't know his wife at all. La... Read More |
| Part 2 (Montag and Mildred Read and Talk) | As Part 2 begins, Montag and his wife read through the afternoon. Mildred prefers her TV screens, but Montag keeps wrest... Read More |
| Part 2 (Montag Talks with Faber) | When Montag arrives at Faber's house, Faber hesitates before letting him in because he knows Montag is a fireman. After ... Read More |
| Part 2 (Montag Reads Poetry to Mildred/Friends) | Montag is home eating dinner when Mildred's friends Mrs. Bowles and Mrs. Phelps arrive. The women are watching televisio... Read More |
| Part 2 (Beatty Taunts Montag) | Montag leaves his house and makes his way to the firehouse. As he does, Faber talks to him, reassuring him it is okay to... Read More |
| Part 3 (Montag Burns His House) | Part 3 takes its name from a poem by Romantic poet William Blake, "The Tyger." The first lines are "Tyger, tyger, burnin... Read More |
| Part 3 (Montag Goes on the Run) | After rescuing some books from his yard, Montag runs away, although his leg is in pain. As he flees he realizes Beatty w... Read More |
| Part 3 (Montag Visits Faber) | Trying to carry out his idea for bringing the firemen down by making it look as if they are hoarding books, Montag plant... Read More |
| Part 3 (Montag Joins the Outcasts) | Montag runs again. The Mechanical Hound almost catches him and hesitates near Faber's house before going off in another ... Read More |
| Part 3 (Civilization Is Bombed) | The group accepts Montag, and he joins them. Montag and Granger talk about what they have lost. Montag tells him that he... Read More |
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