... smallest minority could find a book that they think is prejudice towards them. Hence, Guy's job as a fireman is to burn any and all books that are found. However, a young girl moves in next door to Guy. She stimulates his interest in books. At first she just tries to get him to slow down in a world that is constantly speeding up. She tells him ... to stop and smell the flowers. This girl is found dead, but she left an impression on Guy Montag. Guy collects books from the ones they go and burn. He begins ... hours. Guy is able to escape down the river. He finds a group of people who all...

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... missing part of this unhappy world, and he finds real happiness from books and nature, rather than indulging in artificial happiness from television entertainment. The young girl, named Clarisse, enjoys nature and thinks independently led Montag to a brand new, really happy world. Guy Montag used to be a fireman whose job was ... the reason why he should burn books for the ten years of his working life. One night, he meets his new neighbor, a seventeen year old girl, called Clarisse McClellan, and has a wonderful conversation with her. She tells Guy about the history of the fireman, "Is ...

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... can not stop thinking of her. The rising action begins after reaching his house where Montag finds his wife, Mildred,(or Millie for short) lying next to a bottle of empty sleeping pills, weather they were accidentally or purposely consumed Montag didn't know. He managed to save his wife by calling ... the emergency squad to have her stomach pumped. The next morning Montag questions his wife about the previous night, and her action, she becomes uninterested in talking with him and avoids answering anything incriminating "...I didn't ... checked out. Guy tries to forget, but the intensity ...

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... often say that they censor books because the books themselves, or the ideas they contain, are harmful and will make the people unhappy. "A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon" (Bradbury 58). This statement is made in Farenheit 451, by Beatty, the chief fireman. The reader learns that Beatty himself is unhappy ... ...

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... stretched on the bed, uncovered and cold, like a body displayed on the lid of a tomb" [20]. Clarisse McClellan- Clarisse is a 17-year-old girl with the wisdom of an old man. She has a miraculous gift of observation. She shies away from conformity and is killed because she questions things, instead ... 's telling the reader that, if you want to escape societies pressures, spend time with nature. 6. Plot summary: 1. Montag meets an, according to society, odd girl named Clarisse McClellan. 2. Montag and the other firefighters burn a house with books, the owner remained inside. 3. Montag reve...

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... to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed". (Bradbury 14) This statement shows how Guy was so sure of his feeling, until the day he meets Clarisse, a young girl who has been told about a world of books, thoughts, and ideas. Their conversations precipitate a crisis of faith in Guy, and he begins to steal books and hide them in his ... ...

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... escape. At first the main character, Guy Montag is also caught in the system, but his mind still longs for knowledge. He is completely intrigued by Clarisse, the young teenage girl that originally asked him the question "Are you happy?". She represents the symbol of non-conformity and free thought and a total contrast to Mildred; she challenges him to look at ... ...

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... she makes him realize that he is not happy. After this meeting, Montag begins to question his life as a fireman. On his next call, he steals a book from an old woman who refuses to leave her burning house. The next day, Montag misses work, and he receives a visit from Captain Beatty. He delivers a lengthy monologue to Montag in which he speaks very ... , but still keep a copy. Faber is reluctant to help, but eventually he agrees and gives Montag a small earpiece so that he can communicate with him in the future. On his next day at work, Montag gives Beatty the book and leaves on a call w...

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