After seeing Clarisse more often, she grows on him and changes Montag's way of thinking. His mind so overrun with the idea that the world is not the way it should be, that while working he watches a woman burn to death with her books and decides to take one home with him, which is illegal of course. This is a huge turning point for Montag, he finally lets his curiosity get the best of him. He then pretends to be sick for the next few days so he won't have to face the firemen and his boss, Captain Beatty, who shows up at their house unexpectedly to offer a brief history lesson; this is another huge moment for Montag, where an intense inner turmoil can be seen within him and it begins the build of his personality. Which can be seen at the very
