Compare And Contrast My Brother Sam Is Dead

“Boom! Boom!” I h the rifles and saw bullets from the fighting going on the Revolutionary War. In this essay, I will compare and contrast My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier and Colony of Fear by Lucy Jones Bledsoe. The topics to be discussed are the protagonist, the antagonist, Religion and Politics in the novels.

In the novel My Brother Sam Is Dead is about a young man named Sam Meeker that studied at Yale University; decided to leave college and enlist to fight at the Revolutionary War instead. Sam wanted to borrow his father’s Brown Bess because he needed it to fight in the Revolutionary War. But their problem was that his Father caught him. Samuel was charged AWL by General Putman. So Tim went to camp to try to convince General Putman to release his brother. Then, Tim couldn’t change Putman’s decision and Sam was executed.

The novel Colony of Fear is about a young man named Samuel Roberts that he was hungry, broken, and wanted a job. Samuel was offering in return to marry the shoemaker’s daughter. But Samuel fell in love with another person Susannah. Susannah was Reverend Rockmore’s daughter. But her unkind father was against Samuel’s beliefs. Reverend Rockmore gave a tough speech from the top of a high building and fell and died. So, Master

Bacon became in charge of Stones bury, Mass.

These two novels have similarities in the religion and politics. In both novels, the religion presented is a Puritan. Puritans only were very strict and member’s had to read only the Bible. Also, they separated themselves from other religions. They believe in the King’s rules. The other issues to be discussed were their political views, in both novels the protagonist were Rebels. Rebels or Patriots believed to secede from England. When the War was over they were all without any money, or food.
Another similarity the two novels have is the antagonist and the protagonist. Both novels, the protagonists presented are Tim Meeker and Samuel Roberts. Tim Meeker is a very hard worker character so, as Samuel Roberts. Also, they were loyal that both can do a job for critical reasons. Samuel needed that job to marry the shoemaker’s daughter and Tim worked in the house with his beautiful mother. The other topic to be similar is the Antagonist. Both novels the antagonist were Father and Reverend Rockmore. Both were very strict with their things; Father with his Brown Bess and Rockmore with his daughters. Both were very strict Puritans and Loyalist.
These two novels have differences in the religion and politics.

First one to be presented is religion. Two examples are the Quakers and the Puritans. For example, Quakers wanted equal rights for women. Puritans followed the Bible; it was the only book they read. So, Quakers believed in peace, and come from England. Furthermore, Puritans were in favor England had their own rules. Politics are the Patriots and the Loyalist. For example, Patriots have their own rules and government. The Patriots are free from England and be separated from them. The second political view to be presented is Loyalist. Loyalist has to follow the King’s laws in

England.
Another difference found in these novels is the differences between protagonist and antagonist. First one to be presented is the protagonists in these novels, Tim Meeker and Samuel Roberts. Tim was a brave young man that helped his Mother and worried about his brother. On the other hand, Samuel needed a job. Samuel wanted to become a shoemaker’s apprentice and was going to the shoemaker’s daughter. There are also differences between the Antagonists between Father and Reverend Rockmore. Father was very strict He went to war. Reverend Rockmore was a religious man. Rockmore didn’t want Samuel to marry his niece because Samuel was a Quaker and Rockmore was a Puritan.
In conclusion, the important thing to know with both novels is what the protagonists went through a hard time during the bloody Revolutionary War. In both novels the characters fight to achieve a huge goal. Samuel Roberts wants a job and become a shoemaker. Sam Meeker wants to take the Brown Bess to fight in the horrible Revolutionary War