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Key Literary Elements • Setting • Character List • Conflict • Short Plot/Chapter Summary (Synopsis) • Themes • Mood • Background Information - Biography
Chapter Summaries with Notes Part 1: "The Hearth and the Salamander" • Montag meets his neighbor Clarisse • Montag's wife overdoses on sleeping pills • Montag and Clarisse meet again • The Mechanical Hound • Clarisse disappears and the old lady burns to death with her books • Montag returns home with the stolen book and finds out Clarisse has been killed • Montag stays home from work and Beatty comes to see him at home • Montag tells Millie about the book Part 2: "The Seive and the Sand" • Montag and Millie read; Montag calls an old English professor • Montag has a memory of his childhood • Montag and Faber come up with a plan • Montag shows his books to the neighbors Part 3: "Burning Bright" • Beatty is killed and the Mechanical Hound bites Montag • Montag is a fugitive from the law • Montag and Faber plan an escape • Montag escapes to safety but is "murdered" on television • War is declared and the city is destroyed Overall Analyses • Character Analysis • Plot Structure Analysis • Themes Analysis Questions • Study Questions
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