Millie's need for escape also leads her to a suicide attempt that after recovering from, she does not even recall.
Millie forgoes real happiness to immerse herself in the technological gadgets of the age, such as her television walls and seashell radios, which allow her a constant escape from reality. Montag's wife of ten years epitomizes the shallowness and complacentness of society that Montag comes to despise. Together, Granger, Montag and the others witness an atomic blast that destroys the city, and begin on a quest to assist in the rebirth of a new society based on truth and knowledge. Montag completes his journey when he finds Granger and other like-minded book loving individuals along the train tracks. Unable to contain his contempt any longer, Montag kills Chief Beatty and sets out to see Faber, his mentor, before fleeing police and certain death by floating down river. Montag's internal struggle and impatience for ignorance continue and are brought to a head when he finds himself on an alarm to burn his own home. Despite the constant bullying of his boss, Chief Beatty, Montag turns to Professor Faber, a man of books who Montag met once long ago, for guidance in his quest for knowledge. Following this horrific experience, Montag develops a psychosomatic ailment and questions whether he can continue in his line of work. At this fire, Montag secretly takes a book home, something we soon learn he has done before.
During a certain alarm, Montag and the other firemen burn a woman alive in her own home, because she refuses to abandon her books. Through his friendship with Clarisse McClellan, Montag comes to realize that he is not in love with his wife and that he is, in fact, disgusted with himself and those around him for choosing to embrace the unimportant, cosmetic façade of life rather than examine what lies beneath. Initially, Montag is unsure of the cause behind his apathy for his wife, job, and the society in which he lives. However, as the novel progresses, Montag becomes increasingly discontent as he realizes he has been living an empty, unfulfilling life. At the start of the novel, Montag seems to be the quintessential fireman delighting in the work of burning books and homes, and believing himself a happy man. The protagonist is a 30 year old fireman who makes his living by burning books and the houses where they are illegally kept.
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