Montag then tries to escape, but the Mechanical Hound stings Montag, causing damage to his leg. Everyone is trying to hunt Montag down. Montag doesn’t know what to do because he is sure this will lead to a manhunt and he doesn’t know that he can escape with everyone and everything coming after him, so he turns to Faber. Montag quickly retrieves books from his backyard, then sets off to Faber’s. This is when he realizes war has been declared on his town and knows that he can never come back. He runs and is close to Faber’s when he comes to a boulevard. Crossing the street is dangerous because the cars move fast and hitting pedestrians isn’t even really a big deal. Also, Montag still has an injured leg and can’t move very fast. He realizes he has no other option, that he will be killed if he doesn’t cross and get to Faber’s. He runs across the street, and just barely makes it across and almost gets hit. He continues to run. He then makes one final stop at the house of an old fireman. He places his books that he brought in the house and hides them, so the fireman’s house will be burned down. Montag makes it to Faber’s and they begin to work on a plan. Faber tells Montag that he can escape by floating down the river, out of the city, and live with others like him on the
Montag then tries to escape, but the Mechanical Hound stings Montag, causing damage to his leg. Everyone is trying to hunt Montag down. Montag doesn’t know what to do because he is sure this will lead to a manhunt and he doesn’t know that he can escape with everyone and everything coming after him, so he turns to Faber. Montag quickly retrieves books from his backyard, then sets off to Faber’s. This is when he realizes war has been declared on his town and knows that he can never come back. He runs and is close to Faber’s when he comes to a boulevard. Crossing the street is dangerous because the cars move fast and hitting pedestrians isn’t even really a big deal. Also, Montag still has an injured leg and can’t move very fast. He realizes he has no other option, that he will be killed if he doesn’t cross and get to Faber’s. He runs across the street, and just barely makes it across and almost gets hit. He continues to run. He then makes one final stop at the house of an old fireman. He places his books that he brought in the house and hides them, so the fireman’s house will be burned down. Montag makes it to Faber’s and they begin to work on a plan. Faber tells Montag that he can escape by floating down the river, out of the city, and live with others like him on the