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Incontro 1: Chapters 1 to 12

1. How much should Jim's dreams of courage count against his missed chance to help?
2. What might Jim's failure to raise an alarm reveal about the gap between fear and action?
3. How does the helmsmen's continued work affect your judgment of Jim's paralysis?
4. How much weight should the storm and shouted appeals carry when judging Jim's leap?
5. What might explain the shift from threats to companionship among Jim and the other fugitives?

Incontro 2: Chapters 13 to 28

6. What should matter most when deciding whether to recommend dangerous work to someone in Jim's position?
7. When might silence offer better support than speaking to someone in distress?
8. Why might a personal guarantee restore Jim's confidence when practical help alone might not?
9. Is Jim's departure from employers who value him more understandable as self-protection or avoidance?
10. What can an isolated refuge offer Jim, and what might it leave unresolved?

Incontro 3: Chapters 29 to 45

11. How would you weigh Jim's sympathy for The girl against the threats that make staying dangerous?
12. Why might reassurance about Jim's past deepen anger rather than quiet the fear of losing him?
13. What are the limits of Jim's belief that his own conduct can keep him safe?
14. How might Brown's claim of shared guilt complicate the fairness of Jim's appeal for mercy?
15. How should Brown's ambush affect our judgment of Jim's decision to grant safe passage?

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