JOHnny tremain

1. Do you think God would like you? By Esther Forbes JOHnnytremain

2. In Johnny Tremain, literary leader Esther Forbes inspired patriotism in the United States during World War II by comparing and incorporating the real life aspects of great revolutionary leaders, portraying vivid symbolism, and relating the themes and motifs of a 20th century person through the eyes of a teenage revolutionary boy. Thesis

3. Esther forbes June 28, 1891: Birth 1898-ish: Forbes attends Bancroft School, where she is accused of plagiarism. 1944: Receives Newbery Medal for Johnny Tremain. 1933: Divorces Albert with help of the Law. 1918: Moves to Massachusetts 1926: Marries to Albert Hoskins: Attorney at Law 1942: Publishes Paul Revere and the World He Lived In. 1943: Publishes Johnny Tremain. August 12, 1967: Death

4. Sam Adams • Patriot and Freedom Fighter • Began the Revolution • Delegate to 2nd Continental Congress • Stout Politician • Pro-War • “I will work for war: the complete freedom of these colonies from any European power.” • -Sam Adams, when asked his intentions for Congress Characters “Many people don’t realize that without Sam Adams, there very well might not have been a war. He alone was the most important person responsible for the cause.” - Mr. Stillman

5. Dr. Joseph Warren • Stout Patriot • Trusts Johnny • Important to His Growth • Doctor First, Freeman Second • Killed in Battle • Battle of Bunker Hill Characters It was due to his devotion to both these aspects of war (Healing and Freedom) that Warren was well respected by both Great Britain and the United States.” - Mr. Stillman

6. Crippled Hand • Represents Physical/Mental Handicap • Johnny’s Attitude is the Mental/Emotional Cause for Injury • Arrogance and Selfishness • Hand is useless • Ruins dream of becoming Master Silversmith • Ashamed • Won’t show anyone, Plays it off as a Birth Defect • Forces Reevaluation of Former Life Symbolism • “He bent and twisted his fingers. He could not get the thumb to meet the forefinger.” • -Johnny Tremain, status of his crippled hand

7. Crippled Hand • Overcomes Old Attitude and Boyhood Notions • Realizes Insolence and Arrogance Blinded Him From Other Possibilities • Allows Dr. Warren to perform surgery upon hand • Overcomes Physical Handicap as a Result of Overcoming Mental One • “Johnny felt no more shame over his burned hand. He did as the Doctor bade him.” • -Narrator, on Johnny’s Emotions Symbolism

8. Silver Lyte Cup • Family Heirloom • Proves Relation to Merchant Lyte • Rich Boston Man • Warned Against Boasting About Relation • Unless Absolutely Needed • Used as Proof of Relation • Result of Crippled Hand Accident • Represents Johnny’s wants • Lyte’s Represent Genetic Reasons for his Vices • Much More Dramatically Exhibited by Relatives (THEY ARE LOADED!) Symbolism

9. Silver Lyte Cup • Stolen! • Important that the Cup is Gone • Severs ties with Lyte family • Helps to strengthen Johnny’s selflessness • Refuses to take back Cup • Awesome! • He doesn’t care for past ambitions. SYmbolism

10. Pride • Introduced Early In Novel • Johnny’s Master, Mr. Lampham, is concerned with Johnny’s Pride • “Do you think God would like you?” • “Not especially.” • “What does God like?” • “Humble people,” said Johnny wrathfully. “He sends punishments to people who are too proud.” • Conversation about Pride by Mr. Lampham and Johnny Themes

11. Pride • Good vs. Bad • Is Johnny’s Pride a Product of a Character Flaw • Dove vs. Johnny • Dove vs. Rab • Johnny’s Pride is Thrust Upon Him • Rab and Dove Self-Instilled • Pride for Johnny and Rab is Positive • Dove is shown through anger and vengeance toward Johnny. Themes

12. Nationalism • Tories vs. Patriots • Pro Great Britain or Pro Freedom • Johnny’s Tough Choice • Rab and the Boston Observer • Patriot Activists • Includes John and Sam Adams, Dr. Joseph Warren, and other Patriot Leaders • Founder: James Otis~ kind of loopy themes

13. Nationalism • “There shall be no more tyranny. A handful of men cannot seize power over thousands. A man shall choose who it is shall rule over him. The peasants of France, the serfs of Russia. Hardly more than animals now. But because we fight, they shall see freedom like a new sun rising in the west. Those natural rights God has given to every man, no matter how humble.” -James Otis Themes

14. “It is all so much simpler than you think. We give all we have, lives, property, safety, skills… we fight, we die for a simple thing. Only that a man can stand up.” Final Thought

15. Forbes’s novel was able to capture and grip its audience. It’s realistic themes and robust storyline allowed the reader to feel as though a part of the cause. Her inclusion of literary elements including foreshadowing, view of the protagonist, and tone quality set the stage for not only for its own purpose, but gave readers during World War II a hope and cause to feel patriotic about. Her representation of each of the revolutionary leaders showed the qualities and emotions that our leaders of that day and age must have felt. Through its theme of pride, the reader learned that all things come with a price and that nothing is gained if another thing is not first lost. All these and more are reasons as to why, after reading Forbes’s Johnny Tremain, the patriotism of the United States helped to support Allied soldiers of World War II. Conclussion

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