The Mysterious Benedict Society: Let Us Go To The Mill Again !

Let Us Go To the Mill Again! “Milligan had said he would die before he let any harm to them.” Milligan, a character from the book The Mysterious Benedict Society, shows many wonderful attributes that make him an inspirational hero. Milligan, a once government secret agent, is a bodyguard for Mr. Benedict, the leader of a small organization that fights against his evil twin brother Mr. Curtain. Mr. Benedict creates a team of children to go behind enemy lines at his brother’s school, L.I.V.E. When this mission runs into unexpected complicated problems, trustworthy Milligan is always there for the team of children, or as the children call themselves, he Mysterious Benedict Society. Milligan was previously brainswept, due to Mr. Curtain’s experimental

He does so much, and he does it all without giving himself into fear and shock. Milligan shows this characteristic in many instances. He shows this in the waiting room, his capture as a spy, meeting with the children even though it was risky, and so much more. Milligan shows this especially when Mr. Benedict was left behind to finish of the Whisperer. Even though it was risky, Milligan was not going to leave Mr. Benedict under no circumstances.”I intend to return for him the moment I’ve ferried you to safety. I would never abandon Mr. Benedict.” Constance, then replies with this answer. “But you won’t stand a chance! You’re injured, and they’ll be ready for you!” Even though the process of getting Mr. Benedict back will be extremely hard, Milligan is not going to leave his kind leader

Benedict, and the Mysterious Benedict Society. What Milligan does not realize is that there is almost always a silver lining to a storm cloud. When Milligan is digging through mud in the Waiting Room, a memory comes back to him. “Down there in the mud, holding my breath and digging away, I realized that the feeling I had - that I must get back to you children, that I must reach you no matter what the cost-was exactly the same feeling I’d had when I first awoke out of blackness year ago with the name ‘Milligan’ ringing in my mind. Thinking of this, I realized for the first time that it was a child’s voice that had been saying my name.” This realization caused Milligan to have a recurrence. In the memory, Milligan sees himself at a mill pond with a little girl. She is swimming in the pond. When he is leading her home she says, “Daddy, may we come to the mill again?” To which he replied, “Of course, Katie Cat. Of course we’ll come to the mill again.” Milligan realizes that this was not his name, as he thought it was. It was the last unkept promise to his daughter. When he realized this, all his memories came flooding back. After all his terrible longing, he realizes he has found the puzzle piece that had been missing. He has found his daughter, Kate Wetherall, who just so happens to be a member of the Mysterious Benedict Society. They are reunited as father and