I would have to say there are quite a few, but this may
differ depending on whom you ask. I'll try to mention a few of the most important, in
my opinion.
Perhaps the event that has the most impact on
his life is when he meets Clarisse-she sort of "opens his eyes" to his meaningless life
and pathetic society, even going so far as to ask if he's truly
happy.
Another significant event is when he witnesses the
lady choosing to burn herself along with her books. Montag really begins to question
what would drive a person to go to that extreme-to die rather than have her books
destroyed.
He also must face the task of burning down his
own home after Mildred, his own wife, turns him in. He burns down his house, watches
Mildred run out on him, then torches Beatty and the hound! Powerful scene. Now he's on
the run.
Soon he attains his freedom and meets Granger.
Together they watch a program that shows some random man who the announcer claims to be
Montag being hunted and killed by the hound, and Montag cannot believe what he's
seeing.
Finally, again in my opinion, a pivotal scene is at
the end of the novel where Montag and his new friends witness their city being blown up,
and a reference to a phoenix is made-another city will be reborn from the
ashes.
There arguably could be more, such as the poetry
reading with Mildred's friends, Mildred's overdose attempt, the meeting with Faber, and
others.
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