Babel - Book IV: Chapters 19 - 21 Summary & Analysis

R.F. Kuang
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Babel - Book IV: Chapters 19 - 21 Summary & Analysis

R.F. Kuang
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Chapter 19 opens with a quote credited to Plato talking about the suffering caused between Chronos and his son, leading to revenge. However, Plato thinks none of this should have been told to young people who cannot think critically about it.

As the students discuss how to cover up the murder, Robin offers to turn himself in. Victoire says she, Ramy, and Robin will be implicated regardless as foreigners. So, despite Robin’s guilt, they have to keep it a secret. He realizes that, if they can get rid of the body before they arrive, they will have some time to escape as no one expected them to come home early. When he asks why they are not questioning why he did it, Letty says they understand and should not talk too much about it. So, they work together to clean the...

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