Fahrenheit 451 Timeline

  • Montag's House Burns

    Montag's House Burns
    Working as a firefighter, Beatty told everyone that they had to go burn another house with books, but it was actually Montag's. He still proceeded with the action, but ended up burning Beatty during the process, and a mechanical dog.
  • Guy Montag Meets Clarisse McCellan

    Guy Montag Meets Clarisse McCellan
    After a long day from working as a firefighter, Guy Montag met a young lady named Clarisse McClellan, who also happened to be his neighbor. To him, she was quite odd, because she continued telling him about the illegal, and different things she did with her family. After talking to her, Guy felt different, and the conversation he had with her started to make him question what he did for a living.
  • Attempted Suicide

    Attempted Suicide
    After being shaken up since meeting Clarisse for the first time, Guy knew that is would all go back to normal once he saw his wife, especially in her usual position laying on the bed. After seeing her the same as usual, he found sleeping pills, and came to the conclusion that she attempted to commit suicide. After the medics helped her, the next day she tried to convince Guy that nothing had happend.
  • Montag and His Wife Talk

    Montag and His Wife Talk
    After Montag found out Clarisse was gone, he felt empty. He ended up hiding the book under his pillow, and had a change of heart. The next day, Montag told his wife that he wanted to stop being a firefighter.
  • Montag's Wife Reads

    Montag's Wife Reads
    Later on after his wife had cooled down, Montag tried talking to her and told her how he had been feeling recently. He ended up finding all the books he had hidden, and read them with her, but she did not take it too well.
  • The Meet Between Montag and Faber

    The Meet Between Montag and Faber
    Montag was feeling very frustrated that this wife would not listen to him, and hear his stance on books. He decided to find a teacher, and met up with Farber to discuss books. Montag was told that the information in books was very valuable, and that is what they need to protect.
  • Montag Read Poetry

    Montag Read Poetry
    After the meet up with Farber, they found a way to preserve books, but Montag had to deal with his wife's friends. He decided to read poetry to them, and they reacted with tears and anger.
  • Montag is Hurt

    Montag is Hurt
    Before killing the mechanical dog, he was injected, and was in a lot of pain while running away. He went to place a book in firefighter's house, and then went straight to the river to find Faber.
  • Book People

    Book People
    Alongside Faber, there was a group of book people waiting for Montag. They were going to continue reading books, and help others during their journey. The next day, the city was destroyed.
  • Montag Hid a Book

    Montag Hid a Book
    After spending more time with Clarisse, his curiosity surrounding the history of books started to develop. Later on while at the station, the alarm went off, and the firefighters rushed to the scene to burn the house, since they found books stored in the attic. During the process, a book happened to stumble upon Guy's hands, and since he has become fascinated by books, he decided to store it in his coat.