Fahrenheit 451

4. Give a brief description of the plot of the book.

How do the events unfold? What is the exposition? What is the climax? What is the resolution?

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Exposition:

When we first meet Guy Montag, he is a fireman, who burns things for a living and completely enjoys his job.

Rising Action:

Montag meets Clarisse, and he is mesmerized by her love for life and confused by her questions.... specifically, the when she asks him if he is happy. He then meets with Faber, reveals his hidden books to Mildred, and causes a commotion with her friends..... by reading them a book.

Climax:

Mildren calls in an alarm of their home, and when Montag arrives, his wife leaving with her suitcase and he comes under Beatty's attack. Montag kills Beatty and is forced to run.

Resolution: Montag stays with the men by the tracks..... the men who carry books in their minds.

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Fahrenheit 451