The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 21
by James Fenimore Cooper
The group continues tracking Magua. Disaster is narrowly averted when Gamut is discovered in the forest.
The group continues tracking Magua. Disaster is narrowly averted when Gamut is discovered in the forest.
Captain Nemo arrives at the South Pole. Conseil and Aronnax make their final observations of the remote area.
A description of the journey to—and arrival at—Cedar Key. The rail, the towns, and the various features of the landscape are described.
Bruno continues his story.
As the Tuskegee Institute continues to expand, the author pays a visit to General Armstrong of the Hampton Institute to secure the needed funding.
The author gives a description of his travels across the English countryside.
Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Lion find their way to the Emerald City.
Amelia gives Becky a tour of her house. Becky is curious about Joseph Sedley.
The narrator discusses Palm Beach, the pioneers, and the ocean.
Sophie helps Jane dress for the wedding, and Rochester and Jane walk to the church. Jane notes a pair of strangers reading the headstones in the churchyard cemetery. When Jane and Rochester enter the church, the two strangers are also present. When the priest asks if anyone objects to the ceremony, one of the strangers answers: “The marriage cannot go on: I declare the existence of an impediment.” Rochester attempts to proceed with the ceremony, but the stranger explains that Rochester is already married—his wife is a Creole woman whom Rochester wed fifteen years earlier in Jamaica. The speaker explains that he is a solicitor from London, and he introduces himself as Mr. Briggs. He produces a signed letter from Richard Mason affirming that Rochester is married to Mason’s sister, Bertha. Mr. Mason himself then steps forward to corroborate the story. After a moment of inarticulate fury, Rochester admits that his wife is alive and that in marrying Jane he would have been knowingly taking a second wife. No one in the community knows of his wife because she is mad, and Rochester keeps her locked away under the care of Grace Poole. But, he promises them all, Jane is completely ignorant of Bertha’s existence. He orders the crowd to come to Thornfield to see her, so that they may understand what impelled him to his present course of action.
The men explore the island in hopes of finding some food not available on ship. Land finally gets a chance to hunt.
Black Beauty shares some of his experiences with his new master, stable boy and driver.
Having gotten a thorough picture of the inner workings of the Dolittle house, Tommy inquires about some of the various exotic animals that are in the doctor's home. After dinner, Doctor Dolittle accompanies Stubbins to see the injured squirrel.
Their journey across the Glades continues in the same way. They discuss their disappointment that they haven't seen anything of the native Indians' way of life.
The reader is introduced to the previous adventures of the DeVere girls. Mr. Towne is helped by the DeVere girls.
The Author’s introduction is presented to the reader, giving some some insight into the interaction between native tribes and white settlers.
Burial mounds are studied, and mention is made of the historical tales of pirates and the development of the area for tourism.
The narrator, Jack, has a confrontation with the General. Neither Mordaunt or the General will tell Jack what the peril is.
Tommy returns to the doctor's house after making a delivery for his father, the cobbler. While attempting to beat the weather, Tommy accidentally runs into Doctor Dolittle. Having been invited into the Dolittle home, Tommy is shocked by what he sees.
Elinor is displeased and bothered by new events.
Dorothy and her friends find themselves in a poppy field and the scent of the poppies causes Dorothy, Toto, and the Lion to fall asleep. The Lion is too large to carry out of the field and will sleep forever!
Hindley returns for his father's funeral and brings home his wife, Frances, who both disregard Catherine and Heathcliff, until they disappear one day. Upon their return, Hindley threatens Heathcliff with banishment if he ever speaks to Catherine again.
The men find escape from the Nautilus impossible under the current circumstances.
Egaeus is greatly affected by the burial of his long-suffering cousin.
The Rankin family is introduced, as well as the situation they face living in the Keys.