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Update 11: Through a portable TV, they witness the death of a scapegoat- the policemen claim it is Montag. The homeless men explain to Montag that he will be responsible for memorizing the Book of Ecclesiastes. At that moment, bombs are dropped in the city. Montag and his new book loving friends eat breakfast and decide to search for survivors and help rebuild the city from the ashes.

Update 10: Montag changes his clothes to avoid the Mechanical Hound and runs away to the river. The river drifts him off to the countryside where he meets homeless intellectuals.

Update 9: When the firemen arrive at the scene, Beatty orders Montag to burn his own house with his flamethrower. Enraged, he incinerates Beatty instead, knocks out the firemen, and is bitten by the Mechanical Hound. He runs to Professor Faber’s house, where they plan to meet up at St. Louis in the future.

Update 8: Mildred’s friends come over to watch television. However, Montag tries to engage with them and reads a poem. After disputing about books, the war, and superficiality, the two women leave. Upset, Mildred burns her husband’s books one by one, but he saves some. He then returns back to work only to be astounded by the fire alarm going off- the location is his house.

Update 7: Montag and Mildred spend time reading books. He acknowledges how he doesn’t fully understand what is going on in the books. Therefore, he decided to seek “professional help” from a retired English Professor. When they meet they create a scheme that will help bring books back.

Beatty visits Montag at his home and gives a speech on how every fireman undergoes a brief moment of confusion during their career. He assures Montag that he will get over this and how he will be given 24-48 hours with a book to understand how useless they truly are. Beatty explains that burning books was the best solution to society’s problems. After he leaves, Montag shows Mildred his secret stash of books.

Update 4: The Mechanical Hound is acting weird around Montag and his chief Beatty explains that they will take a look at him. The other firemen punk on Montag for the Mechanical Hound issue. He does not encounter McClellan on his way to work one day, but he disregards it. At work, he questions his career and responds to the alarm. An old woman is burned alive with her books, who she kept hidden in her attic.

Update 3: Montag’s wife tried committing suicide. Her poisoned blood is replaced by clean blood. The next day she refuses to accept the incident was true and finds entertainment in her interactive TV parlor walls. Montag goes to work and encounters McClellan once again, who bombards him with questions and encourages him to taste the rain.

Update 2: Montag feels uneasy after his encounter with McClellan, as he’s not used to engaging in deep conversations. When he walks in the house he reflects upon her question- was he happy? He begins to realize that he is not happy and that his entire life has revolved around superficiality and pretense

Update 1: Fireman that start fires and books are outlawed? Woah! One of my friends recommended me this book. It started off with the protagonist: Guy Montag. Montag genuinely enjoys his work, as he doesn’t fully understand the value of literature. On his way back from work, he meets his new neighbor Clarisse McClellan- who is our age (17). She asks him many questions that revolve around his job, happiness, etc.