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THE PRINCE OF TIDES PLOT NOTES
CHAPTER 27
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Lila received $2,225,000 for the sale of Melrose Island. She made four cashiers checks for $100,000 each for Tom,
Savannah, Luke and Henry. Tom and Savannah accepted their checks gratefully. Henry was still sailing, so Lila
deposited his share in a bank account. Luke, since released from jail, set his check on fire.
When the wrecking crew came to destroy the Wingo’s former home, Luke
fired a rifle at them from the forest. The men ran away. When the crew
was gone, Luke blew up their vehicles with Molotov cocktails. The next
day, the crew returned with the National Guard. After all the residents
left Colleton, Luke remained in the woods. He slashed tires, destroyed
bulldozers, and shot patrol dogs. In the meantime, Henry Wingo was sent
to jail for trying to smuggle marijuana. He was sentenced to ten years
in jail and fined ten thousand dollars. Lila paid the fine out of the.........
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This chapter provides the climax of the plot. As Tom said before to
Susan, he thought the night on the island with the three men was the worst
thing that could happen to a family until his brother was killed. Furthermore,
the title of the novel is finally revealed--Luke is the Prince of Tides.
It is almost ironic that Luke is the Prince of Tides since this novel........
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