Lincoln's Grave Robbers Character Analysis
In the novel, Lincoln’s Grave Robbers, Steve Sheinkin uses the setting of Illinois, Springfield in the early 1700’s to communicate the theme of mystery and thriller. this demonstrated through the main character’s Luis Swegles,conflict. The struggle between Luis Swegles and his conflict on trying to find the robbers of Lincoln’s grave; this begins when the cops find out when and what time the criminals are going to steal Lincoln's grave. When Kennaly try’s to steal lincoln's bones oneos his helpers leaked out info and what time they are going to do it and when. Once the info gets out Kennaly gets on a train and as fast as he could go back to his home town of Chicago in case the leaked info would point back to him. Once a couple of months pass Kennaly wants to try it again but this time he wanted to do for money and have his most expert engraver Benjamin Boyd out of jail! Once the cops find out how to stop the robbers from stealing lincoln's body thanks to an old ex - convict luis swegles, they chose to take action, wait for the robbers at the lincoln monument and catch them in the act. When the cops show up at the monument the cop tells the tour guide to answer all the question about lincoln’s coffin is really in that sarcophagus and how to get to that sarcophagus?