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"It was a pleasure to burn." (7)
We are introduced to our protagonist, Montag. He is a firefighter who deeply enjoys his job as a firefighter burning books. He loves his job so much that he falls asleep with a smile: "... going to sleep, he would feel the fiery smile still gripped by his face muscles, in the dark. It never went away, that smile, it never ever went away, as long as he remembered." (8) -
Montag meets Clarisse
"I'm seventeen and I'm crazy." (11) Clarisse is a disruptive character, different than anyone Montag has ever met. She speaks of slowing down, enjoying nature, and how her family actually enjoys speaking to one another. Montag is enamored by Clarisse as she seems to float through life.
