White Mountains post2

I think Beanpole will be useful because he is intelligent. Beanpole is smart and that will help Will and Henry make good decisions and keep them out of trouble. Beanpole will be useful because he is able to speak French, to help communicate, and he taught himself how to speak English by reading a book. Beanpole might help them by making inventions to help them move along.

Beanpole is smart, he realized that the Tripods controlled the people and wants to escape the capping, too. If Beanpole didn't show up, in the story, Will and Henry would be trapped in the cell

and would have been put up for capping and they would have become adults, like Jack. Beanpole can talk to villagers in French and get the out of trouble, he can also help them escape with his many ideas.