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This event is really important in the story because it is one of the main characters main points of tension. Since Polly was his first wife, it seemed like everything was going to turn out well, but that definitely isn't how it
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Not an exact date, it just says May.
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Not an exact date, it just says October 1912.
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Pg. 14
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Not an exact date, just says July.
This is a pivotal event in the storu for multiple reasons. The reason he left to Canada was because of the scandal in Scotland, but he was only supposed to stay in Canada for a little while. Most of the bad things that John Wilson do are done in Canada, and the majority of the book takes place there as well. -
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Not an exact date, it just says August.
This one is important because it finally means that John has a source of income to help provide for Polly and their kids. It also gets him somewhat known by the public and makes him much less of a stranger to Canada. John's lung condition made it hard for him to find work that payed well because most jobs wouldn't accept him, so this job was really important. -
Not an exact date, it just says early October.
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Not an exact date, it just says he heard about it in early October and tried to enlist as soon as he could.
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Not an exact date, it just says July.
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Not an exact date, it just says the summer of 1917.
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The book says that this is their anniversary, even though it says that they got married on January 1st instead.
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Pg. 39.
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Not an exact date, just says middle of the summer.
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This one is pretty obvious as to why it is important, Polly was his first wife and instead of figuring things out between them, he took the way out that wouldn't solve anything. Killing Polly not only messed with John's head, but it also left their kids in Canada without a mom.
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This event further proves how bad of a person John Wilson is, after this he had a track record of his wrongdoings in Scotland, abandoning his family, cheating on his wife, killing his wife, and then marrying the person he was cheating on her with.
