From the Earth to the Moon, Chapter 22 summary
Chapter 22 of 51 · Part 1 · 6 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 22, Michel Ardan receives overwhelming public attention, rejects marriage offers, and helps persuade J. T. Maston to accept exclusion from the lunar journey. A test launch leaves a cat alive but its squirrel companion eaten, strengthening the travelers’ confidence, and the United States government grants Ardan citizenship.
What happens
- Delegations crowd around Michel Ardan, including visitors who regard the moon as their homeland.
- Ardan rejects opportunities to exhibit himself and refuses marriage offers before inspecting the Columbiad.
- Barbicane refuses Maston a place because the projectile lacks room, and Ardan urges him to accept the decision.
- A padded shell carries a cat and Maston’s squirrel through a test launch and falls into the sea.
- The recovered cat survives with slight bruises, but it has eaten the squirrel, leaving Maston grieving.
- The experiment removes the travelers’ fears, and Ardan receives notice that the government grants him American citizenship.
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What to notice
The test changes the travelers' attitude from uncertainty to confidence. They regard the surviving cat as evidence that protective measures can make launch survivable.
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Why is the squirrel missing when the experimental shell is opened?
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