Chapter 6 Of Nightjohn By Gary Paulsen

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In Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen, there are numerous significant events that occur in chapter six, seven, and four. To begin, chapter six starts with Nightjohn teaching Sarny the letter H. Nightjohn plans on escaping the plantation; so he makes shoes with rawhide, rags, lard, and pepper. Progressing through the next chapter, Nightjohn escapes, Sarny gets her troubles, and Sarny is miserable throughout autumn. Remarkably, Nightjohn comes back to Waller's plantation and starts to take Sarny to school—the school is in between branches, bushes, and trees. During school, Nightjohn teaches Sarny, as well as a bunch of other kids, about the alphabet and how to read. Sarny is exhilarated to start reading and writing. Nightjohn comes back and leaves tracks
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Chapter 6 Of Nightjohn By Gary Paulsen

Chapter 6 of Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen, commences the start of the end of his story of slaves in early America. The chapter opens up to Nightjohn, who is left in terrible condition by Waller for teaching letters, but still decides to continue teaching Sarny despite knowing the cost of losing more of his limbs. Eventually, once his health returns just enough, Nightjohn tells Sarny that he is fleeing the plantation, and so he successfully does, not returning for months. During this time in Nightjohn’s…

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