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Quote #4
You was to be burned at sunrise, and you was afraid he'd do it. And he would, too, if he could find a match. (26)
Bill points out to Sam that the kid has made good on his threats and we get to watch the steady decline of the kidnappers authority. Bill is clearly shaken up—and so is Sam, even if he pretends to be oblivious to what he just witnessed.
Quote #5
When I got to the cave I found Bill backed up against the side of it, breathing hard, and the boy threatening to smash him with a rock half as big as a coconut. (32)
Have you noticed that Johnny has inflicted all the violence in this story? What could have made him so crazy?
Quote #6
"He put a red-hot boiled potato down my back," explained Bill, "and then mashed it with his foot; and I boxed his ears. Have you got a gun about you, Sam?" (33)
Being unable to deliver upon a threat always demonstrates a loss of power. Even if Sam had a gun, do you think Bill would shoot Jonny?