Guy lives with his wife, Millie, in a futuristic city in the 24th century. He is 30 years old and has been a fireman for 10 years. In this futuristic story, firemen, instead of putting out fires, they burn books which are now illegal. Books are illegal because the government believes that all people should have the same intelligence level, therefore anyone with any book is subject to their house being burned down. On his way home from work one day, Montag meets a 16 year old girl named Clarisse. Clarisse plays a big part in Montag’s realization of his life later in the book. He walks with Clarisse, his new neighbor, to their houses and she talks about different things that make Montag think. She talks about things Montag is not familiar with but interest him. When they reach their own houses, Clarisse asks Montag, “Are you happy?” He starts to think whether he is really happy with his life. He thinks that he is happy now but later in the novel you will find out that he is not so happy after all. Montag and Clarisse like each other and

poisoned-needle. Montag burns the dog before the poison, Procaine, can get throughout

A.k.a. the “salamander”. The person with the books was an old woman by the name of Mrs. Blake. While the firemen are throwing books in a pile downstairs, Montag secretly takes one and slides it in his pocket. He’s curious as to why people would own books. They then spread kerosene all over the house and are ready to light it when the woman refuses to leave her books. They keep asking but she will not leave. They are about ready to force her when she pulls out a match and they all back away. She then does the unthinkable, strikes the match on the railing and burns herself, with her books, to ashes. The ride back to the firehouse is silent. No one has anything to say about the events that just occurred. They are all still in shock as to why that woman would do that.

Several days later, Montag and Millie are lying in bed about to go to sleep, Montag asks Millie if she has heard anything about their neighbor, Clarisse. He is concerned because he hasn’t seen her in a few days and worries that something is wrong with her. Millie, remembers hearing that her family moved away, and she was killed in a

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