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Fahrenheit 451 Timeline

  • Montag meets Clarisse

    Montag meets Clarisse
    Guy Montag meets Clarisse and she asks him all about his job as a fireman. She wanted to know if he ever read the books before burning them, which makes Montag think a bit more about that subject.
  • Montag's wife gets sick

    Montag's wife gets sick
    Montag comes home and realizes that his wife Mildred overdosed on sleeping pills. He calls the ambulance, and the next day she remembers nothing about the incident.
  • Clarisse Dies

    Clarisse Dies
    Mildred tells her husband that Clarisse has died. Montag feels very sick and even has to stay home from work.
  • Did we always burn books?

    Did we always burn books?
    Montag asks the firefighters if we always burned books. Beatty tells Montag that they have always burned books.
  • Montag steals a book

    Montag steals a book
    Montag takes a book from a house, and after reading some of it, tries to show Mildred, but she doesn't understand.
  • Mildred becomes frustrated

    Mildred becomes frustrated
    Mildred grows frustrated with Guy's collection of books, and even tries burning them herself.
  • Mildred pulls alarm

    Mildred pulls alarm
    As Mildred's frustration grew, she pulls the fire alarm, calling the firefighters to come to the house to burn it down.
  • Beatty killed

    Beatty killed
    When the firefighters arrive at Montag's house, Beatty orders Montag to burn down the house, then arrests him. Montag turns the flamethrower on Beatty and kills him while the other firefighters just watch.
  • Escape

    Escape
    Montag escapes the Hound and runs to Faber's house where they develop a plan. Montag goes to the river to bathe and change clothes, then float to safety.
  • A new beginning

    A new beginning
    After Montag flees to safety, he finds "The Book People", and they watch as the city is bombed. Montag and The Book People begin to rebuild civilization.