Martin Chuzzlewit — Chapter 33 : résumé

Ce qui se passe

1. Mark finds a family he knows from the voyage, whose help sustains him while Martin suffers fever and a child dies.
2. Hannibal Chollop boasts about freedom, defends Eden, and threatens Mark for criticizing America.
3. Martin slowly recovers, then nurses Mark through illness and recognizes his own selfishness.
4. With Mark’s agreement, Martin sends Mr. Bevan a letter requesting money to escape Eden.
5. While they wait and work, Martin shows greater concern for Tom Pinch and the young woman he loves.
6. Money arrives, and the companions leave by steamboat after an anxious delay, waving farewell to their bereaved friends.

Dans ce chapter

Les points à remarquer

Martin’s physical suffering accompanies moral growth. He stops defending himself inwardly and accepts the need to overcome selfishness.

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