April Morning by Howard Fast is a novel about the Revolutionary War, which mainly focuses on the Battle of Lexington. The Reverend is all throughout the novel and is distinguished by three common traits: spiritual, influential and compassionate. One of the first major traits the Reverend shows in the novel is a stereotypical spiritual trait. This trait is the most major and static trait we see within the Reverend for he references in God in nearly everything he says. As in this quote “…privileges that are granted to us by the Almighty God…” (Fast 87) This being said we clearly see that the Reverend is a godly man and he even brings up the High Church during Committee Meetings. To further instill his spirituality the Reverend has strong …show more content…
faith in God and trusts him with everything. This trust is shown before the battle when Adam overhears the Reverend saying “…trust in the Almighty Maker.” (Fast 81) Not only does the Reverend seem to have enough faith to allow himself to trust in God but he has a strong enough faith to tell others to trust in him as well. While the spiritual trait is stereotypical to Reverends throughout many novels, it is refreshing to see the deep faith within the April Morning Reverend and how he uses this faith and godliness to bring strength and peace to others. The second major trait that the Reverend expresses is influential.
This trait gives the Reverend a more round character type. He is able to effect and influence the people around him just by his way of eloquently speaking. During battle he states “Isn’t it enough to in freedom’s name? No one kills in God’s cause…” (Fast 139) This passionate quote effects the views of the men in battle and they understand what they are really fighting for. His way of speaking can even have men like Moses Cooper, a strong willed man who is influential on his own, looking to him for guidance to calm the men before battle. Not only do we see the Reverend as an influential man in his way of eloquently speaking but also in the way that he is admired by all the colonists. Before the battle, this admiration really shows when they look to him for guidance throughout it all. Adam even states after the Reverend consoles the group of men that “still I admired that Reverend” (Fast 92) The Revered is looked up to and admired for he knows how to make people strong with what he is saying and instill confidence in them. Influential truly embodies the Reverend for the people of Lexington look to him to for guidance in his eloquent manner and admire him for the way he is able carry
himself. The third trait the Reverend embodies is compassionate. This trait appears throughout the novel but really shows in the end after the battle. He knows as an influential man that he must be here for the people and help the people of Lexington recover. He shows his compassion by being caring. After battle, Adam visits him and who brings candles to light for his father. The Reverend kindly and caringly agrees that they can light the candles for him even though there are already some in there. Also before their visit is over the Reverend says to Adam “God bless you and sleep well” (Fast 198) That simple statement brought some calm and relief to Adam as the Reverend in his caring ways knew. Another way the Reverend is compassionate is his way to understand the people and know what they are going through. After the battle, the Reverend did not wish to bring the news to people that their husband and or son had died. He felt for them and understood how much this news would devastate the families that lost someone. He also expresses understanding in his final visit he has with Adam. He understands how changing and tough the day was. He says “You lived a man’s life today and you did a man’s work” (Fast 198) This statement clearly shows his understanding in everything Adam has faced today and by saying it the Reverend really shows how deeply compassionate he is. The Reverend is a spiritual, influential, and compassionate man and in the novel April Morning we are allowed to see the depth and influence he brings and how it effects the characters around him. These traits may all be common for a Reverend yet how they are presented in April Morning make this Reverend so much more than the stereotypical one. Howard Fast brings depth even to this minor character by giving him his own internal battles and by allowing him to influence those around him. The reverend is a round character with traits that can be seen as flat and stereotypical but the more you look into this character you see he is anything but.
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