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Montag meets Clarisse
On the way home from work as a fireman, Montag meets the neighbor girl Clarisse -
Montag is drawn in by her unorthodox lifestyle, and they become friends.
She explores the world, which is unfamiliar to him. He is drawn in by her different perspectives on everything, -
Montag comes home to find his wife overdosed on drugs and calls the police,
His wife overdoses on drugs because she is unhappy with her technoology-filled life. -
Mildred, Montag's wife, remembers nothing of her attempted suicide and argues with Montag over whether or not it happened.
There is no real affection in their relationship. -
Clarisse disappears.
Montag finds out that she died. -
Montag feels sick after burning a woman along with her outlawed books.
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Montag is visited by Beatty.
Beatty confesses the true history of their career, and explains that all firemen go through times like this. (doubting their occupation, etc.) -
Montag tries to discuss his unhappiness with his wife, but she is not understanding.
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Montag forces Mildred to read books he's stolen with him,
She is openly unhappy about this. -
Montag decides he needs a mentor.
He chooses a teacher he met once in the park, Faber. -
The men meet,
Montag brings his Bible and Faber explains that books are disposable, but the knowledge they contain is not. -
The men plot to destroy the system.
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At home, Montag has to deal with his wife and her friends.
He blows up and reads them some poetry, and all leave upset. -
An alarm is sounded for Montag's house.
Beatty taunts him with literature, then they drive over. -
Montag burns his own house, then Beatty for revenge.
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He "fights" with the Mechanical Hound, and walks away an injured winner.
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Montag runs to Faber's house.
Faber aids him in an escape to a nearby river. After floating down it for some time, he meets "book people" with a campfire. -
A nuclear war is started in the city,
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Montag prepares to recreate his life.