Fahrenheit 451 Summary Chapter 1

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Summary Of Fahrenheit 451 Chapters 2 and 3 Montag and Mildred spend the afternoon reading the books, however, however, can’t make sense of what they read. Introduction of Faber an English professor Montag met years ago. Montag shows Mildred the bible he stole from the old lady's house and is determined to make a copy of it as he believes it's the last one left Montag doesn't ‘ want to think. Montag leaves to Faber's house Montag compares knowledge in society as sand in a sieve Faber says he is a coward as he conforms to society out of fear Montag believes the physical books are missing from people's lives but Faber tells him it is what is in the book that is missing Faber says people are missing quality of information, ability to take in …show more content…

Faber reads to Montag on the subway while announcements of mobilization of the war occurred Mildred's friends arrive to watch tv with Mildred and Montag pulls the plug on the TV to have a conversation with them instead. Montag realizes how disconnected and superficial they are like much of society and gets mad and leaves. Montag reads poetry to Mildred's friends and one cries while the other talks ill of it and Montag tries to get them thinking about their lives but they refuse Montag searches for his books and finds out Mildred has already burned several of them and hides the rest and leaves for work. Montag gives Captain Beatty a book and is welcomed back to work while he tells montage “ Contradictory passages” to show him books are useless, While all of a sudden the alarm goes and the fireman rush of to the alarm, Montag's house! Montag realizes it was Mildred who set the alarm off as she gets into a taxi and leaves Montag burns his house down as he is ordered to by Captain …show more content…

Montag is nearly run down by teenagers he believes did the same to Clarisse. Montag goes to Faber's house and he tells him to go to the river until he sees tracks and follow them to st. louis where they will meet up soon to see a printer. The new hound is televised in its manhunt for Montag Montag tells Faber to eliminate his scent from his house and leaves and avoids the hound by tracking its tracks by watching him through windows of houses until he reaches the river. Montag reaches the railroad tracks and it reminds him of Clarisse due to the natural smells and nature Montag meets 5 men one named Granger who give a drink that changes his scent and they say the fireman will “scapegoat” someone to reassure the public, which they do as it is declared that Montag is dead on Tv and on the radio. The men ask Montag about what he can contribute and Montag says he has memorized some of Ecclesiastes Granger introduces the other men by the authors they have memorized and says that many others have done the same waiting for the right time to write down literature again so society can be intellectual

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