From the Earth to the Moon, Chapter 21 summary
Chapter 21 of 51 · Part 1 · 9 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 21, Michel Ardan and J. T. Maston search the woods to stop Barbicane and Captain Nicholl from fighting, only to find both men distracted from their quarrel. Ardan reconciles the rivals by inviting them to join his journey in the projectile, and both accept.
What happens
- J. T. Maston wakes Michel Ardan and asks him to stop the duel between Barbicane and Captain Nicholl.
- After a long journey, they question a woodsman and search the dense woods without hearing shots.
- They find Nicholl freeing a small bird from a spider’s web, and Ardan persuades him to help find Barbicane.
- They discover Barbicane drawing a plan that uses water to cushion the projectile’s launch.
- Ardan invites both rivals to travel with him in the projectile; both agree, and he proposes breakfast.
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What to notice
Ardan turns their disagreement about the projectile into a reason to travel together. The invitation ends the duel.
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What solution does Barbicane devise while in the woods?
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