J.M.J. Genevieve Thornton Reading 7 2 nd Quarter Johnny Tremain Book Report 1004890.10 Eighteenth-century Boston, a city of mounting tension between the Americans and the British, is the setting for Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. Johnny Tremain is fourteen years old and a skilled silver apprentice. At first, he showed no interest in the politics around him. Following an injury to his hand, his life changes, as does his involvement in America’s fight for freedom. In this historical novel, Johnny proves himself to be reliable in any situation, dedicated to friends and country, and courageous in his actions to support the cause of freedom. Johnny shows through his actions that he is reliable. Johnny Tremain shows that he is reliable, by simply …show more content…
Lapham’s business out of the three boys. These sentences show how Johnny shows through his actions that he is reliable. Johnny demonstrates that he is dedicated to both his friends and country. Johnny demonstrates dedication when he refuses to give up and move on, even with his injured hand, even with the upcoming Revolution and Tea Party. He also demonstrates dedication in his career before his injury, when he goes out of his way to finish as a pitcher, even if he must break the Sabbath. Finally, he shows dedication to both his friends and country when he shows J.M.J. helps his country by participating in the Boston Tea Party and allowing his hand to be operated on without anesthetic with the goal of being able to fire a gun. This shows how Johnny demonstrates that he is dedicated to both his friends and country. Johnny courageously supports the cause for freedom. A good example of when Johnny Tremain shows courage in supporting the cause of freedom is when he agrees to become a spy for the Whigs. Another good example is, when he gathers as many people as possible for the Boston Tea Party, which would start the Revolution for
of this book, a terrible accident befalls Johnny. One of his hands is badly burnt from an accident and he is scarred for life. He will never become a silversmith, a profession he aspires to be. With a shattered dream, he journeys out into the world of Boston to find himself another trade. There he meets Rab who is a sixteen-year old lad of few words. He is nevertheless calm, kind and caring. He is dedicated to his work at the Boston Observer. He helps Johnny find a job as a newspaper delivery boy for
streets of Boston, you meet a young man named Johnny Tremain. After listening to his story, you think of the different ways you could describe him. You could describe him by his looks, by his personality, and by the talents he portrays. His character is so interesting that it's hard to describe his skilled talents, his complex personality, and his adored physical features. As you remember the tale of his hardships and fate, you know that Johnny Tremain will stand in your mind forever. Standing alone
American side totaled fewer than 5,000”1. However, the war proved that the thirteen colonies were capable of defeating the powerful Great Britain. Over the years there were many Hollywood films made based on the revolutionary war, 1776, Revolution, Johnny Tremain, and The Patriot. But, no movie has stirred up as much controversy as the Mel Gibbson movie The Patriot. The patriot is very entertaining but it is historically inaccurate. Too much Hollywood “spices” was added to the movie for viewing pleasures
had been quite a different boy from the arrogant, shabby young tramp of late summer and early fall." (pg. 126) As Johnny Tremain progressed through the book, Johnny Tremain, he experienced major changes in his personality, demeanor, and thoughts. These changes all led back to one major event in the young boy’s life, when Johnny burnt his hand, crippling it in the process. Johnny Tremain was a young apprentice for his master, Mr. Lapham, a silversmith. Because of the apprentices’ newly crippled hand
Characters Johnny Lyte Tremain Young boy who’s mother died when he was young, apprenticed to a silversmith named Mr. Lapham. Main character in the book. Mr. Lapham A silversmith that Johnny is apprenticing. He is a good silversmith but he cannot remember his orders very well. Mrs. Lapham Johnny’s foster mother. She provides Johnny with room and board while he is shadowing Mr. Lapham. Cilla Lapham Third daughter out of four in the Lapham family. She is the nicest to Johnny. She is constantly
Johnny Tremain a young boy grown up as an apprentice during the 1700’s in Boston was an unfortunate but lucky kid. In the next several paragraphs, I will describe interesting parts in the book and also described the Authors factorial & emotional feeling and not to mention my feelings toward the book. One of my favorite parts of the book was when Lyte came in and wanted a silver piece made by Mr. Lampham in which he had made one before, years ago, Mr. Lamphem wasn’t quite sure if he he still had it
The Metamorphosis of Johnny Tremain Johnny Tremain is like a butterfly; he went through a transformation. Johnny Tremain is a book by Esther Forbes about a crippled boy during the American Revolution and the events he endures. Johnny Tremain was a very dynamic character because people and events affected him. People change main characters in many books. Johnny Tremain is no exception. In Johnny's case it was the Lyte and the Lapham families. Both the Lapham family and
author of Johnny Tremain, creates an series of plots and themes to lead to final resolution of the book. She begins with a adolescent boy, Johnny, who has somewhat of an arrogant personality. He is stubborn as well, so his will to change is slim. Johnny changes his character through a number of people, but more importantly through himself, by overcoming his own obstacles. The author creates Johnny as a transformational character. The author uses the character, Mr. Lapham, to inform Johnny of his arrogant