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Exposition
Guy Montag is a fireman, but instead of putting out fires he actually starts them. As a new part of society, reading and art are banned in favor of technology that requires no thought to use. -
Clarisse
Guy meets Clarisse, a free spirited and inteligent 17 year old girl. She challenges the way he thinks and acts and makes him question why exactly he is a fireman. -
Guy's wife attempts suicide
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The old woman burns herself with her books
Guy is very confused when he goes to burn an old woman's book collection, but instead the woman chooses to be burned alive with her beloved literature. This causes conflict for Guy, because he is not used to seeing someone care that much about their belongings. -
Clarisse gets hit and killed by a car
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Montag starts hoarding books
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Cheif Beatty gives guy a visit, lets him know he has a day to give back the books
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Montag's wife doesn't understand why he cares about the books
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Montag meets Faber, Faber helps montag understand why people read
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Montag and Faber come up with a plan to make reading okay again
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Montag reads to his wife's friends
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Montag goes to the station to hand one book over to Beatty, Beatty stresses how dangerous books are
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Montag answers call to own house, has to burn it down
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Beatty arrests Montag, Montag kills Beatty
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Montag runs to Faber's house
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Faber goes to St. Louis, Montag runs away from the mechanical hound
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Montag escapes the authorities
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Montag meets the book people
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The city is destroyed in a bombing, The Book People start rebuilding
