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1. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-boy-who-harnessed-theThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Chapter 11 Summary & Analysis

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   Analysis. William starts to put his windmill together, arranging everything on the ground outside his kitchen where there is both shade and a good steady breeze. He uses his maize-cob drill to bore holes in the tractor fan and attach his plastic blades using beer bottle caps for washers and bamboo sticks for reinforcement.

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     Banda put harsh restrictions on everyday life in Malawi, but...

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     William needs a step-up transformer to create more energy...

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     In June 2008, William travels to Cape Town, South Africa and...

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     William wires up a system of lights into his house and even...

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   Summary: Chapter Eleven. William assembles the moving parts of the windmill and places it on top of a pole to test it. The span of the blades is nearly eight feet. When attached to William’s father’s radio, the windmill produces so much current that black smoke comes out of the radio. William researches transformers and dissipation in ...

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4. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-boy-who-harnessed-theThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Chapter 9 Summary & Analysis

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   Summary. Analysis. During the famine, most students stopped going to school, but the arrival of dowe and pumpkins means that the village has enough energy to resume classes. Sadly, William still cannot afford the school fees and spends his days playing games in the trading center instead of in class. Missing the mental stimulation, William ...

5. www.litcharts.com › symbols › the-windmillThe Windmill Symbol in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - LitCharts

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   The Windmill. Built exclusively from recycled materials, William ’s windmill represents the triumph of human invention in the face of poverty and starvation. It is a testament to William’s personal aptitude for science, built from his independent study of physics textbooks rather than a formal school education.

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   Analysis: Chapter Fifteen & Epilogue. At the book’s conclusion, William’s innovative spirit is fully validated. All the hard work William put into building his windmill and helping his community pays off with international travel and schooling. Despite his nervousness in front of the TED crowd, William has already proven his worth as an ...

7. www.sparknotes.com › lit › boy-who-harnessed-the-windThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Study Guide - SparkNotes

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   Overview. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope is the 2009 autobiography of William Kamkwamba written with Bryan Mealer. For William, growing up in Malawi posed unique challenges but also fueled his innovative spirit to create a windmill to bring electricity to his village. William’s functioning windmill ...

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   How does William put his windmill together?

   • William starts to put his windmill together, arranging everything on the ground outside his kitchen where there is both shade and a good steady breeze. He uses his maize-cob drill to bore holes in the tractor fan and attach his plastic blades using beer bottle caps for washers and bamboo sticks for reinforcement.

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   Why does William only have time for the windmill?

   • It is a testament to William’s personal aptitude for science, built from his independent study of physics textbooks rather than a formal school education. Indeed, William only has time for the windmill because he is forced to drop out of formal schooling when his family is unable to pay the high school fees.

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   Why did William use a windmill?

   • More books than SparkNotes. William's initial windmill was successful, but it was not perfect. When there was no wind, for example, the electricity stopped, and so William began to look for a battery. To earn money to purchase one, William began to use his windmill for other purposes, like charging the neighborhood's phones for a price.

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   How does William work in the boy who harnessed the wind?

   • Upgrade to unlock the analysis and theme tracking for all of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind! William repairs the bicycle chain and hoists the windmill back up at an angle away from the strongest wind. He then attaches the windmill’s dynamo to Trywell ’s radio to see if the windmill is producing any power.

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   How does William make electricity from the windmill?

   • While they are fastening the windmill to the top of the tower, people start to gather at William’s house, since the tower is visible from the trading center. He tells the crowd that he will generate electricity from the wind, but most of the people who have gathered just mock him. William attaches a light bulb to the windmill and lets it spin.

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   Why did William have to climb the windmill?

   • Sometimes, however, the windmill itself broke down and William had to climb the tower to fix it. Climbing up there was a difficult and dangerous process, and sometimes, with the strong wind, William was physically hurt by the blades.

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   Analysis. As William looks to improve his initial windmill design, the explanatory quality to his language increases. At this point, the book becomes an explanation of William's thorough understanding of electricity and how he managed to pull off such a feat of innovation. For example, in the first few paragraphs, he describes a "step-up ...