What does the staff represent?

Do you think the staff leads Brown onward in his journey or does Brown’s own conscience/mind lead him forward?

What might this say about Hawthorne’s view of Satan?

For example, would Hawthorne say that Satan leads us to do evil or are we perfectly capable of leading ourselves into evil?

the first step is to convey the appropriate emotions.

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.

yes, elmers glue is non toxic. i called them a couple months and asked the same question. they said it was