1. Sheriff Peterson comments on how Emmett doesnt appear to have fought back with Jake at all. In Chapter 2, Woolly and Duchess sneak out early and make their way to Woolly's great-grandfather's house in the Adirondacks in order to take the $150K from the safe. "Woolly" suffers some form of cognitive impairment requiring medication to keep him mellow. Woolly has medicine that he takes, and the trustee of his estate has had him declared "temperamentally unfit." Duchess has hatched a plan to rescue Woolly's rightful trust of $150,000 from the family safe out in the sprawling, Adirondack summer estate. Here we get a little more information on why Duchesss father may have taken off when he heard that Duchess was free. He knows that Duchess and Woolly plan to see out Mr. Hewett, Duchesss father. or ask your favorite author a question with The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles: 9780735222366 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, and Chosen. His is a collection of thing that people rarely use, but should be set aside safely anyway. In present day, Emmett thanks Mr. They seemed to make him slow, sleepy and calm. Emmett ends with two two addresses, one for Kaitlin in New Jersey and the other for Sarah in Hasting-on-Hudson. He asks them to make a pit stop at the orphanage he stayed in for a few years as a child (because his father abandoned him there temporarily). He goes to Kaitlins first, who is not happy to see him there, asking why so many people are suddenly coming around looking for Woolly. T he main themes in The Lincoln Highway are unintended consequences, alienation and longing, and self-reliance.. Pat In my opinion, Woolly suffered from arrested development (psychological development that is not complete) when he was around the age of 7 yrs old due to the tragic death of his Father which occurred at that time. Instead, they agree that they will go to tea at the Plaza, and then Woolly promises hes going back to Salina after his visit to New York. Woolly doesnt respond. As Emmett is about to leave, Fitzy tells him about Duchesss mother, Delphine. Are the characters in The Lincoln Highway black or white? Woolly comes from a rich family, but ended up in a juvenile home for being a troublemaker, but also because of his family's cruelty and . Meanwhile, Woolly is a troubled rich kid. In present day, Duchess takes the little brown bottle from Sarah, saying that These wont do you any good. He places them on the spice rack in the kitchen. Then, he took full advantage of it before finally sneaking out the back stairs when it was time to leave. Read Full Review >>. In present day, Emmett goes to the public library. Not sure what the society option of choice would have been then? He says that the train will soon slow down and that Billy needs to get off then. He says that she is accustomed to nursing her furies and speaking her mind which makes her unsuited to matrimony. Meanwhile, back in Nebraska, Sally confronts her father at work. $ 13.49. When she shows up, they all come out to greet her. Duchess can tell that Townhouse is their leader. Pastor John initially sounds like someone who is approaching Billy over concern about his well-being, but it quickly becomes apparent that thats not the case and that hes more interested in what he can get from Billy. As Billy reads to him the story, Ulysses weeps, thinking about his own past. They go to visit him and see that he's a real person. Seeing them, people start to gather. When Duchess starts talking about going to San Francisco with Emmett, Emmett insists that Duchess needs to go back to Salina. Web design by Adrian Kinloch, The Lincoln Highway: Questions For Consideration. He follows the cowboy hat guy. He leaves with a sense of moral satisfaction. Fitzy explains that Duchesss father was the one who had refreshed his memory when he wrote that statement. Then he thinks about it and forcefully knocks Duchess out. The panhandler tells Emmett that the Sunset East is the best train to board discreetly at night. Ever since, we have met in some New York City restaurant once a month in order to discuss a novel in detail. So, Billy decided to sneak into Emmetts car as he was talking to Sally, which is how he ended up at the Wolcott house. Now, after Duchess has knocked Emmett out, Billy is upset after seeing Duchess hit Emmett. He realizes the rush of cars mustve been people at the funeral. That night at the Watsons home, Duchess is snooping around looking for Emmetts car keys when a car pulls up and drops a shoebox on the front porch. Knowing the Fitzy is an alcoholic, Duchess offers to buy him a drink in an attempt to loosen his tongue. Afterwards, Duchess and Woolly head for 132 Rhododendron Road in South Bend, which is the address Duchess had gotten for the retired warden Ackerly. The Lincoln Highway is a character-driven tale that is and pulled along through narratives of each major individual in the story. He thinks about how Emmett is not reckless, but tends to lash out when angry. The next morning, Emmett sees that Duchess and Woolly drove off in the Cadillac. There, he causes a commotion and then drives off with Woolly in Emmett's car (and inadvertently with all of Emmett's money), headed to New York. He assumes that Emmett wants to shield Billy from what he considers to be the intricacies of modern life. Belonging to to a man named Gonzalez, Gonzaless two twin teenage sons Paco and Pico would often help out there. In response, Emmett had punched him. Emmett feels unsure about how to explain what theyre doing to Billy. Ransom, a neighbor and family friend who has known Emmett his whole life, meets them outside. Duchess goes to Townhouses place on 126th Street in Harlem and finds him sitting there on the stoop with some other boys. At the door, he asks to speak to Duchess in private. He talks about The Three Musketeers, and they talk about what he would do with $50,000. It also shows us how Ulysses has a soft spot for Billy (perhaps out of some sadness having to do with being apart from his own child) so hes willing to break his own rules for him. Billy hopes she might still be living there now. Woolly remembers that Sarah stores a key underneath the flowerpot. However, based on Woollys schooling background and family name, Ma Belle is able to deduce that Woolly must be from a very well-to-do family from the Upper East Side. As Dennis yells about needing to catch the 6:42 train each morning, Woolly had realized that his boarding schools had been designed to train them to become adults who had every-day days as well. sonicwave 231c non responsive Uncovering hot babes since 1919.. what medicine is woolly taking in the lincoln highway. Emmett tries to impress upon the consequences of Duchesss actions. He met his wife Macie Dixon during the depression. Odd choice. Ma Belle tells him about how Duchesss father used to leave Duchess with them as he worked in the lounge downstairs. After Emmett departs, Sally goes to check on Billy to see that he is gone. Billy puts on the watch. In present day, Billy tells Ulysses that according to the book, it took Homers Ulysses ten years to be reunited with his wife and child, so he thinks Ulysses will be reunited with his own family in less than two years. Afterwards, Emmett sees Woollys will which was duly signed and dated. The Lincoln Highway is the story, mainly, of four boysbrothers Emmett and Billy Watson and Emmett's friends Woolly and Duchesstrying to come to terms with life and loss in 1954. When Townhouse later returned, the guards were waiting, and Ackerly punished Townhouse severely. However, Townhouse is reluctant to hit Duchess at first, and he tells them to shut up. He gently warns Emmett that while it might be understandable (given his situation) to never want to put up a fight again, people who let themselves be defeated often end up turning to alcohol. . The two-paragraph version: Emmett (18) has just gotten out of juvie and is now planning to drive down the Lincoln Highway to move to San Francisco with his younger brother Billy (8). She thinks to herself that she does it because its time-consuming, old-fashioned, and unnecessary. The dinner is delightful, and they ask Duchess to do a magic trick. Hed ended up the the room with the safe (while Emmett was upstairs with Woollys body and while Duchess was in the boathouse). He drowns. I assumed it was laudanum, an opiate. Outside the library, Emmett is accosted by two guys he knows Jacob Jake Snyder and Eddie Anderson and one he doesnt wearing a cowboy hat. However, flour is much more dense than crackers, so on the way to New York, there is extra space (and empty train cars at the back) although it carries it same weight back and forth. Spoiler warning: these summaries contains spoilers. (Later, well learn that Duchess was not born in Dutchess County, but instead got his nickname for a different reason.). When the cowboy dismisses him, Duchess grabs a 2-by-4 from a trash can nearby and hits him with it, saying consider your debt repaid in full. Praise for The Lincoln Highway: "[A] mischievous, wise and wildly entertaining novel . Duchess now turns to setting accounts with Townhouse, who was the one had gotten in trouble at one point after Duchess convinced him to sneak out to see a movie, Hondo. It turns out that his father had sent him downstairs so he could take the watch, and when he realized the police were interested in its whereabout, he had slipped it into Duchesss pocket to avoid being caught with it. Billy has recently found some old postcards indicating their mother (who left them 8 years ago) once took the journey there down the Lincoln Highway. Mr. Hewett tends not to have a steady address, but he leaves word with the various booking agencies as to where he can be reached. Mr. Ransoms daughter Sally soon shows up with Billy and a casserole for them in tow. His father was an insurance adjuster for damaged ships and his mother was a seamstress. He starts telling Emmett the story of how Duchess ended up in Salina. The Lincoln Highway Characters Amor Towles This Study Guide consists of approximately 76 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Lincoln Highway. Woolly ended up getting in, and he tried to drive around looking for the fire station. The old man says Duchesss father recently vacated the room and left something behind. Given inflation, $50,000 in 1954 would be the equivalent of about $500,000 today. He recalls how his father pretended to be upper-class get himself into the presidential suite of the fanciest hotel. 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