They want Emmett and Billy to drive them to New York to retrieve a $150,000 trust fund that has been withheld from Woolly, that they offer to split three ways. So, he plans to go there to ask about Harry Hewetts whereabouts and hopefully find Duchess in the process. Upon hearing this, Emmett flat-out rejects the plan, saying he wants no part in it and that hes going to drop them off at the greyhound station in Omaha on Monday. Its an Italian dinner of Fettuccine Mio Amore inspired by Duchesss story about Leonardos. It is a good summary but full of typos, extra words and words left out. Woolly is excited to see the statues of Abraham Lincoln which Billy says have been placed along the road, since Woolly is a great admirer of Lincoln. If you have come to this Guide because you have read The Lincoln Highway, I owe you my heartfelt thanks. Outside, Emmett checks on his powder-blue 1948 Studebaker Land Cruiser. Billy says that hed want a house in San Francisco. Viking, October 5, 2021. Ulysses is thrown off by his questioning and wonders how Billy knows these things about him (which all happen to be accurate). Duchess can tell that Townhouse is their leader. As Billy reads, Emmett wonders why the book contains stories about real men like Galileo, da Vinci and Edison alongside stories about mythical heroes. Jacob is Jimmys brother. She makes up a lie about needing to inform her cousin of her fathers passing, which gets her the information she needs. In 1929, Marceline been offered a lucrative contract in to perform in New York for six months, but while he was on the ship there, the stock market had plunged, the U.S. had fallen into a depression and his contract was cancelled. His father was an insurance adjuster for damaged ships and his mother was a seamstress. Triumphantly, he gets ready to depart with the bag until he realizes the shovel is missing and . I hope you enjoyed the book. The manner in which it is presented, through the varying viewpoints, enables readers to gain a fuller perspective of what is actually happening, and it adds to the compelling nature of story. Townhouses friends and his cousin Maurice goad him on. She's upset to learn from Duchess that Emmett plans on leaving. Emmett and Billy are then visited by two people. He ends up heading there on foot. Townhouse greets him warmly. It took him on a train that later arrived in New York. Duchess thinks about how Emmett clearly felt he owed a debt which is why allowed Jake to beat him up. At first, Emmett is hesitant, telling her that he doesnt want her to have expectations regarding the two of them. "The Lincoln Highway" is the story of a cast of characters who find themselves out on the road with intertwined stories. They make a quick stop at the house of the retired former warden, Ackerly, who used to beat them. He reaches over to grab it, but realizes that because the boat is slightly damaged, moving towards the money causes water to seep into the boat. He makes the point that while oftentimes nothing bad happened, in one instance Duchess got one of his friends in trouble because of it. While many blurbs of this novel focus on Emmett Watson, the book is equally about his kid brother, Billy, and his friends. He also seems to have a soft spot for Woolly and seems to feels that hes been similarly screwed over by his family or been treated unfairly by life. When it was his turn to recite the Gettysburg Address, he remembers how the whole family had chimed in happily when he forgot the words. As Ulysses attempts to run there, the winds and rough terrain fight against him. He says that it seems to be about something more serious than Duchess skipping the fence at Salina. There were also other reports of thefts at the hotel, and Fitzy swore a statement saying hed seen Duchess exiting rooms where he shouldnt have been. However, Duchess claims that the money is safe and sound at Sarahs place, and he offers to give Emmett another car (Woollys 1941 Cadillac convertible). With a nod to Huckleberry Finn, the tale follows four boys wanting to start a new life but with the tension of differing goals. Emmett plans to move them to Texas, a plan he has carefully researched. Fitzy loved reciting Walt Whitman, but gained a reputation as the go-to Santa Claus around the holidays for the wealthy and fashionable New York crowd. Ask and answer questions about books! Towles goes all in on the kind of episodic, exuberant narrative haywire found in myth or Homeric epic . As the crosses through the boxcars, he finds a empty private car, littered with remnants of a days full of festivities, undoubtedly attributable to the passengers in the nearby sleeping cars. That night, Emmett approaches Fitzy. Afterwards, Duchess goes snooping around the house. 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. The day after, the paper showed an image of New York city looking completely still. Passing by the Empire State Building, Woolly felt that should be included on the list. or ask your favorite author a question with Ulysses tells him about ending up in Iowa on foot when the boxcar hed been traveling in was stopped. The dinner is delightful, and they ask Duchess to do a magic trick. He greets Billy as he enters the boxcar. 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. 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. It seems there was some incident involving the police where Duchesss father had told Fitzy to lie to the police. At Ackerlys place, Duchess tells Woolly to wait in the car as he goes inside. Emmett reminds Billy that its not necessarily safe to take food from random strangers. When Townhouse was 16, he rented out one of the cars a Buick Skylark convertible for a date with a girl, Clarise. Theyre interrupted by a loud noise outside. Elsewhere, he finds a Louisville Slugger baseball bat and marvels at its design. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. He follows the cowboy hat guy. Then, Pastor John spots Billys rucksack. However, the brothers soon discover that Duchess and Woolly, teens from the detention center, escaped and stowed away in the warden's car to the Watson farm. (At one point, Maurice walks in and is upset to see that Townhouse is giving the car back to Emmett, but Townhouse just tells Maurice off, who stalks off angrily.). The Lincoln Highway A Novel. When you were eighteen, which aspects of your parents lives did you hope to emulate, and which did you hope to cast aside? . He assumes that Emmett wants to shield Billy from what he considers to be the intricacies of modern life. Emmett makes his way to the Wolcott house. However, the last few years the harvests have been bad. While he is the youngest and least experienced character in the novel, one could argue that he has the greatest influence on other characters. Billy has another idea: taking the continent-spanning Lincoln Highway to find their mother in San Francisco the last place she mailed a postcard from after she disappeared eight years ago. Sally first calls Kaitlin, who is unfriendly when she brings up Woolly. He sees that a bunch of bills ($50K) is stacked up on the opposite end of the boat. And because his family are society people, she uses the Social Register to find an address for his family. What virtue do you think each of the main characters possesses in excess? Are the characters in The Lincoln Highway black or white? As Duchess tries to get to the money before it flies away, he drowns. Meanwhile, Woolly is a troubled rich kid. A question for those of you who have read my other books: While. The Lincoln Highway is America's oldest coast-to-coast road: "It starts in Times Square in New York City and it ends three thousand three hundred and ninety miles away in Lincoln Park in San. Ask the Author. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This was very helpful to me, especially the careful chronological summary of the events. How would you describe the style of the different characters chapters? Duchess says that he already found Woolly, but that it was too late to do anything about it. He thinks about how Emmett is not reckless, but tends to lash out when angry. It references an earlier conversation that Billy and Emmett had (in chapter 8) about how long you have to know someone to be their friend. Duchess uses the opportunity to knock Emmett out. In present day, Emmett thanks Mr. (He doesn't kill Duchess because he had made a promise to Billy not to lash out again.) He then takes a taxi partway to Sarahs place, but he sees that hes out of money to pay for the rest of the trip. Early in the novel, Emmett meets Sister Agnes, a nun who describes the faith of children, who look upon a miracle with awe and wonder, yes, but without disbelief. From the context, its fairly clear that Sister Agnes is referencing Billy in her remark. Do you agree with Emersons argument that what is within the individual is new to nature, and that we have no idea of what we can achieve until weve tried? Pastor John assumes that its because Billy has never seen a black man before, but the next chapter makes clear that Billy recognizes the name Ulysses as one of the heroes from his book. The postcards from right after she left were sent from cities all along the Lincoln Highway, which stretches to San Francisco. Ulysses advises Billy not to tell Emmett what happened, at least for now, since Emmett has a lot on his mind. . At the risk of sounding condescending, (but that is not my intention), there are a couple of typos I would be happy to point out if youd like. In July, his mother didnt seem to want to go see the fireworks. He recalls how Grandma Wolcott would take them to FAO Schwarz to buy Christmas presents, and then they would go to the Plaza for tea. He then says hes going to drive to the police station with Duchess and leads him outside, but Duchess resists. Meanwhile, Duchess and Woolly have driven as far as Illinois by now. When Duchess goes to the bathroom, he strikes up a conversation with the traveling salesman. 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. Woolly is someone who grew up wealthy on the Upper East Side, but was troubled and got himself expelled from various boarding schools. The Lincoln Highway, written by Amor Towles and published on October 5th, 2021, is a historical fiction novel chronicling 10 days in the summer of 1954. Scrounging around, Pastor John locates the tin box containing the silver dollar collection. Duchess realizes that theyre at the intersection that is mentioned in Billys big red book (I write to you from the junction of Thirty-Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue on the isle of Manhattan), the location thats described as the office of Professor Abacus Abernathe, the author of the book. On that day, the youngest child over 16 would be tasked with reciting the Declaration of Independence, followed by the Gettysburg Address being recited by the youngest child over 10. (Previous chapters have referenced how Warden William had taken over from Ackerly and made reforms like trying to educate the kids and firing the nurse who was illicitly dispensing drugs. But Billy merely kicks him and runs away. 4.2 5K Ratings; $14.99; $14.99; Publisher Description #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . 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. Duchess plans to start a new life after all of this and wants to clear out any debts he owes or owed to him before he does. When Duchess starts talking about going to San Francisco with Emmett, Emmett insists that Duchess needs to go back to Salina. Afterwards, Duchess and Woolly head for 132 Rhododendron Road in South Bend, which is the address Duchess had gotten for the retired warden Ackerly. He sees that Californias growth had exceeded Texass impressive growth over the years. Duchess explains that it required some initiative (i.e. Emmett then takes a moment to talk about the story Duchess had told Billy about sneaking out to see movies. Emmett originally planned to take Route 34 to Omaha, but Billy wants to take the Lincoln Highway, which would extend their trip by 17.5 miles. When he told his father, Harry instructed him to go downstairs to call the police. As Duchess leaves, he thinks about how he considers Ackerlys debt to him to be repaid. This is kind of a cute chapter. It took him six tries to get it open. On 20 August 2012, a bomb attack occurred, killing at least eight and wounding nearly 64 people. After hearing Pastor John yelp in pain (when Billy kicked him), he got up to move toward Pastor John, though not before he heard Stew get knocked out as well. Finally, around Thanksgiving in 1943, with Macie a few months pregnant, Ulysses decided to enlist. The police ended up tracking Woolly down, and he ended up in Salina. However, Billy told Ulysses about Emmetts rule that he needed to have known someone for at least three days before considering them a friend, so Ulysses agreed to spend another day with them (in addition to today and yesterday) so that they could part as friends. Emmett tries to impress upon the consequences of Duchesss actions. Warden Williams drops Emmett Watson off at his house after being released from juvenile detention at Salina after completing his sentence. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Hed ended up the the room with the safe (while Emmett was upstairs with Woollys body and while Duchess was in the boathouse). When they were 17, they started a side business of renting out the cars to the boys nearby. However, Duchess drugs Emmett, leaves him at the brothel and ducks out. At the train station, Emmett decides theyll need to hitch a ride on a freight train since they dont have money for a train. In Illinois, Duchess had gotten to Woolly just before an officer was about to cuff him for driving without a license, among other things. Emmett reluctantly agrees. Amor Towles spins a wonderful one-of-a-kind kind of adventure through the pages of the Lincoln Highway. Sheriff Peterson knew it wasnt Emmett, since they were together at the time. They leave to escape angry townspeople who believe Emmett got off . Ransom for watching over Billy while he was gone. Each [character], Towles implies, is the central protagonist of an ongoing adventure that is both unique and universal . However, Woolly says that its too precious just to keep, saying that its a watch that should be handed down to others. As a result, he was sentenced to 12 months in Salina. When they pass by a large stone building, Duchess says he used to live there and asks to take a look for just a minute. Not long after, World War II had started. One day during his junior year of school, he impulsively found a way to ditch school and take a taxi to visit his sister in Hastings-on-Hudson. She has learned that he has purchased the Watson farm and all their land from the bank during the foreclosure. Its likely part of the reason why he struggled so much with the routine in boarding school. 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. When Ackley investigated the missing food the next day, Tommy was punished, and the boys shared the other box of Oreos which Duchess had hidden. Pastor John asks to see whats in there. Instead, Paco and Pico offer to repaint the car to make it less recognizable, saying they can do it by Monday morning. The latter is 3.390 miles long, and it's the U.S.'s very first. It shouldnt be that hard to read over your work once to skim for these blatant mistakes. In response, Emmett had punched him. He offers to drive them back in the morning, but Duchess says that Woolly is unhappy there after Warden Williams fired the nurse that used to supply Woolly with drugs. As as and Billy now stand over Pastor Johns unconscious body, Stew gets up as well. He advises that Emmett will eventually need to stand up for yourself like you used to. Duchess thinks back to how you used to be able to make out the word Othello printed on the case. When they got married, he was working as a lineman at the phone company. When he exits, Billy informs Emmett that Duchess and Woolly have taken the Studebaker and are on their way to New York. You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with The next morning, Emmett sees that Duchess and Woolly drove off in the Cadillac. When the train reaches New York, Billy, Ulysses and Emmett all disembark. However, by the next morning, she was already gone. Emmett is not pleased to see them, knowing they should just finish their sentences. Much of the route in Wyoming today is dirt and gravel and is impassable for much of the year. permeated with light, wit, youth . The two boys are alone, but have each other. Afterwards, Sarah wants to ask him a question, but he implies that hes rather she didnt. But Sally makes it clear that shes not interested in trying to get involved with him. Duchess leaves Woolly behind to wait for Sarah, and Woolly takes an extra dosage of his medicine when Duchess has gone. (the first item on the list was to Remove firing pins from the guns so its likely the gun Duchess is holding cant actually shoot). 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 . Duchess tells Townhouse that he figures he owes Townhouse about three punches (8 for the Hondo incident minus 5 for the Oreo incident), and he invites Townhouse the punch him, promising not to fight back. Emmett claims he is interested in hiring Harrison Hewett, and Mr. McGinley directs him to Mr. Cohen, an agent at another agency (Mr. Morton had explained that they all work cooperatively and take commissions from each other for referrals). In that moment, Pastor John whacks Ulysses on the head with a staff, breaking it in two. They say a last good-bye to Woolly, and then get in the car to pick up Sally and leave. Macie had threatened that she wouldnt stay there waiting for him if he did it, but he proceeded anyway. He decides to lunge for the money instead to try to save it. He talks about The Three Musketeers, and they talk about what he would do with $50,000. Woolly admits that one of the four cars, a Cadillac convertible, is his, something he inherited from his father. He takes the bat with him, and he takes some clothes from Denniss closet as well. Then, six months ago like her father had met a woman, Alice Thompson, and hed broken his routine. Next, Billy shows Emmett how he got the safe open (it was 1119, since the Gettysburg Address was November 19). 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. This morning, Emmett had recalled that the Statler building was where Duchess had said all the big agencies were housed. They escaped by hitching a ride in the warden's trunk without anyone realizing it. At this point, its not clear what Duchess is up to in asking for Ackerlys address, but by now his mischievous personality should indicate that he likely has something up his sleeve. He starts telling Emmett the story of how Duchess ended up in Salina. With no money to get back and being unknown in America, he ended up as a pantomime street performer living at the Sunshine Hotel. 1. (And the teachings of Jesus Christ can free you through atonement for guilt or forgiveness for others). Its now June 21st, and Emmett tells Billy they should be able to make it to San Francisco by July 4. Reader Q&A, He unpacks his collection of stuff that hed shown Billy. Instead, he would rather use Fitzys feelings of remorse to guilt him into telling him where his father is. What is it about Billy that makes this so? In present day, Emmett thinks that she cried during the fireworks because she was reminded of what joy could be, if only she were willing to leave her daily life behind. After all this effort, all Duchess can do is laugh when he realizes that Woolly doesnt know the combination and that it genuinely didnt occur to Woolly that they needed a combination. I hope you enjoyed the book. Ackerlys body jolts, slumps lower and his bladder releases. Emmett ventures into Brooklyn to attend circus show that Townhouse had mentioned that Duchess and Woolly were going to. In retrospect, I think "The Lincoln Highway" owes its biggest debt of gratitude to this work of Faulkner's. Told from multiple points of view, "As I . He quickly hangs up and hides the phone. Over at the Ransom home, Sally thinks about a parable that Reverend Pike had read to the congregation where Jesus chides Marys sister Martha when she complains about doing all the housework while Mary sits at Jesuss feet. As he says this, Duchess picks up a whiskey bottle and thinks possibly hitting Fitzy with it. Duchess also uses a pay phone to call Salina to ask for the address of the retired former warden, Warden Ackerly, by pretending to be his uncle. He yanks out the corpse and gets inside . He notes how Denniss office has all sorts of photos, but doesnt have a single photo of Sarah. This surprises Emmett since Duchess had always implied that Delphine had abandoned them. The tone of each characters chapters differs from the tone of the other characters chapters. However, Peterson had asked if Emmett had visitors from out of town. As Emmett is about to leave, Fitzy tells him about Duchesss mother, Delphine. If this summary was useful to you, please consider supporting this site by leaving a tip ($2, $3, or $5) or joining the Patreon! Over fifteen years ago, three friends and I formed a reading group. There are blank pages under the You chapter for the reader to write their own story as well. When the train reaches Cedar Rapids, Emmett goes to find food for him and Billy. As they drive, Sally says that the sheriff came by her place because the cowboy hat guy that had confronted Emmett (along with Jake Snyder) had been attacked. The panhandler had explained to Emmett that the Sunset East transports metric tons of flour and crackers back and forth from Nabiscos processing facility in Manhattan. The Lincoln Highway enters the state from the east on U.S. 30 at Pine Bluffs, Wyo. He also offers to tell the Snyders to leave Emmett alone. The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide: Towles, Amor. 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