Essay On Johnny Tremain

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Lavinia Lyte Tremain once stated to her son, “Johnny, if there is not one thing left for you and you have no trade and no health, and God Himself has turned away His face from you, then go to merchant Lyte…” Esther Forbes, page 28. Johnny should pursue the Lyte’s help for three reasons: for family, for a lesson and for obedience. The first reason Johnny should pursue the Lyte's help is for family. At this time in his life, Johnny disengaged with his only living family members. The Lyte’s remained his only living family members and Johnny desired to personally meet and learn more about them. Johnny rummaged for a home. Generously, the Lapham’s allowed Johnny to bunk with them, but ultimately the Lapham’s only provided a place to sleep, not a home. They insisted on kicking him out of the house because of Johnny’s inconvenient disabilities. Johnny had no other choice than to pursue the Lyte’s. In addition, he desired to. The book, Johnny Tremain states, “Now that he had to speak, he found there was a barrier across his throat, something that he would have to struggle to get his voice over. He was more excited than he realized.” Esther Forbes, page 82. …show more content…

Johnny needed a wakeup call. Normally, family accommodates their kin instantly, but that’s not always the case. In Johnny’s predicament he was rejected of his kinship to his family. Without visiting the Lyte’s, Johnny would have never returned the ‘silver cup’. The silver cup epitomized a burden. The cup only represented pride and arrogance. It symbolized the prideful and arrogant Lyte family. When Johnny rid of this cup, he transformed into a new person. The cup stood for his old self and his old ways, but without the cup he bloomed into a better

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