Joel Harrison Knox Timeline and Summary

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Joel Harrison Knox Timeline and Summary

  • Joel gets a ride to Noon City, where he meets Idabel, and later takes a ride to Skully's Landing, his new home.
  • Unable to find his father anywhere, Joel visits Idabel and her sister, Florabel, and realizes that his letters asking for help have been intercepted.
  • Joel finally learns that his father is paralyzed and stays in bed all day, and begins reading to him and feeding him.
  • Sick of the craziness, Joel decides to run away with Idabel, but he chickens out when he's trapped in a rainstorm and gets very sick.
  • After he recovers from his illness, Joel goes out to visit a hermit with Randolph. When he returns he finds out that it was a ruse to keep him away during his Aunt Ellen's visit.
  • Joel realizes that there's no escape for him, and accepts his new life.