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Gives exposition; tells what the firemen do.
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This sets the entire plot in motion, and leads Montag to yearn for change.
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Clarisse is hit by a car, and Mildred knows that, yet she waits to tell Montag of her death, showing us her dislike for Clarisse.
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This symbolizes how much of an impact Clarisse had on him. Before, he followed the idea that books were bad, but now, he is willing to break the law just to read one in Clarisse's honor.
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This shows that Mildred cares more about the law than her husband, and does not think for herself and follows orders from authority without question.
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In this act, Montag officially becomes a fugitive, all to bring books back into legality.
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He escapes California, and becomes wanted and shot at by law enforcement.
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This further shows that reading is strictly prohibited.
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Montag and others who were ran out because of reading collecting books.