Download Fahrenheit 451 Part 3: “Burning Bright” Summary (pages 107 and more Study notes English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! Fahrenheit 451 Part 3: “Burning Bright” Summary (pages 107 - 119) Mildred and her friends called in the alarm Mildred ignores Montag and leaves in a cab He burns down the house with a flamethrower directed by Captain Beatty Beatty continues to attack Montag with words, Faber directs him to run; Montag tries but is stopped by Captain Beatty, who discovers the ear radio Montag kills Beatty with the flamethrower and runs Montag is disabled temporarily by the Mechanical Hound he retrieves some books from the yard and goes to Faber’s Montag is scared and sad, but did not want to kill anyone, now he is a wanted fugitive Fahrenheit 451 Summary (pages 119 – 130) Radios report “war has been declared” as Montag washes up at a gas station Crossing the vast boulevard Montag is nearly killed by a speeding car he hides books in the kitchen of fireman Black’s house At Faber’s house, Montag gives him money, the two men watch as a new mechanical hound is shown on TV; it will hunt Montag Montag and Faber try to cover Montag’s scent as Montag runs towards the river Fahrenheit 451 Summary (pages 130 – 138) As Montag runs through the streets and alleys he looks in windows of houses to see the Hound chasing him in the TV parlors Faber’s house is passed by and Montag makes it to the river just in time He uses the river and Faber’s old clothes to mask his scent He thinks of Millie, remembers sleeping in a barn loft as a boy and enjoys being out of the city Montag finds the old railroad tracks Fahrenheit 451 Summary (pages 138-148) Montag finds a group of men around a fire; they welcome him With a portable battery TV, they watch the helicopters and the Hound catch “Montag,” an innocent man out for a walk Montag meets the men and learns that they each hold a book in their memory; there are thousands like them Fahrenheit 451 Summary (pages 148-158) • The city is bombed, completely destroyed • Montag thinks of Millie and Faber; Faber is on a bus, Millie may be in a hotel room watching the TV walls • Granger comforts Montag with some life lessons his grandfather taught him • The shock wave from the bomb reaches the men, knocks them down • The men cook and share some bacon for breakfast, then begin walking • Montag remembers details of Ecclesiastes, plans to share it with the men later
