Around the World in 80 Days Chapters: 26 and 27

1. Around the World in 80 Days Chapters: 26 and 27 By: Nadia McDonald and AlliCarruth

2. Chapter 26 summary • In chapter 26 Fogg , Passpeoartout, and Fix are in the United States. • Passepartout was getting angry at Fix because of things Fix has done in the past. It doesn’t mention what, but it says Passepartout was ready to strangle Fix. • A big problem / obstacle was buffalo getting in the way of the train. It delayed the train for 3 hours, because the engineer did not rush the buffalo he knew he would have crushed them and the train would have gone off the tracks. Passepartout got really angry and didn’t know why the engineer wouldn’t just go. He didn’t like having to wait.

3. Chapter 27 Summary • Passepartout goes up on the platform on the top of the train to get some fresh air. On his way down he sees a strange man hanging something on everybody’s train car door. He goes up to the door and reads the notice. Everybody was invited to train car #117 to listen to a man. His name was Elder William Hitch, he was going to talk about Mormon history. Everybody intermittently left. And Passepartout was the last one to leave.

4. Transportation • Atlantic Steamer ( 10 mph ) • Eight wheeled bus • Train • The train slowed down when buffalo got in way

5. Buildings • Oakland Station • Seat of State government

6. Obstacles • Buffalos got in front of train and it was delayed for 3 hours.

7. Animals Buffalo

8. Cultural Nuances • Mormonism- a religion that follows polygyny • Polygyny- the belief that it is ok to have more than one spouse at a time

9. Clothing • The man was tall and dark, with a black moustache, black stockings, a black silk hat, a black waistcoat, black trousers, a white cravat, and dogskingloves.

10. Important Saying • “What a country!” cried Passepartout.

11. Questions??? • What is there traveling plan? • When are they going to get on the Atlantic Steamer?

12. Quotes • The engineer did not try to overcome the obstacle, and he was wise. He would have crushed the first buffaloes, no doubt, with the cow-catcher; but the locomotive, however powerful, would soon have been checked, the train would inevitably have been thrown off the track, and would then have been helpless.

13. Unfamiliar words • Omnibus – a bus • Intimacy – close relation • Provocation – Act of provoking • Polygyny – Marriage to more than one spouse at a time • Mormonism – a religion that follows polygyny