The two main characters abandon the Dolly on Nukahiva and seek Happy Valley, where they find the title "noble savages," and enjoy a pleasant life until the issue of cannibalism comes to the surface .
The decision to depart comes when three Happar skulls are found on the floor and Marheyo learns the words "mother" and "home." Auxiliary characters in this novel include the wanderer Marnoo and the chief Mehevi. The protagonist falls in love Fayaway and acquires the valet Kory-Kory, but eventually must make the climactic decision is to stab Mow-mow. The two main characters abandon the Dolly on Nukahiva and seek Happy Valley, where they find the title "noble savages," and enjoy a pleasant life until the issue of cannibalism comes to the surface . For ten points, name this novel about Tommo and Toby, the prequel to Omoo by Herman Melville.
The decision to depart comes when three Happar skulls are found on the floor and Marheyo learns the words "mother" and "home."
{Typee}: A Peep at Polynesian Life [or {Narrative of a Four Months Residence among the Natives of a Valley of the Marquesas Islands}]