The Dilemma’s of Two Main Characters!

Author’s Note: In this essay, I will explain to my reader, how both main characters of two complete different books have the same problems happened to them I will Compare and Contrast on the characters.

Johnny Tremain was a normal boy who strained to earn money. Until, a mishap happened. It seemed threw out the book many mishaps were occurred in this book. Which reminds me of another book I have read called “The Lying Game” the main character; Emma Paxton also has had mishaps happen to her. They both have things in common and basically have the same things occurred threw out the book.

In the book, “Johnny Tremain”, Johnny has awful luck. He gets into a lot of dilemmas and threats. As in the “The Lying Game,” Emma Paxton, also gets into a lot of dilemmas and threats. Starting with Johnny, he was strained in a shop... but when he burned his hand really badly, so he can't work anymore. Another part in the book, when Johnny was in a dilemma was when, Johnny took the silver cup (his mother gave him) to his uncle to justify they were related. But, his uncle accused to the police, Johnny stole it from him. At that moment Johnny was arrested. As you can see Johnny is a very un-lucky person. As the same for Emma Paxton. In the beginning of the book Emma is apprehended by her foster brother that she took money from her foster mother. Emma is almost arrested when she takes a run for it. Later, she ends up switching places with her twin sister, Sutton. While, Sutton tries to figure out whom Emma and Sutton’s real mother is. Knowing later in the book they have more irritating positions to go through.

Johnny and Emma still have the irritating times in common, but they are also very different characters from personality to their actions. Johnny is a strong young boy. He has critical times to deal with but he is a true hero. I’m not saying he is a hero that people look up too. But in the book he did fight in the revolutionary war.  Having one hand, holding a gun. I would think that is very tough but for him he didn’t think about how hard it was or what he was going to succumb or not. All he was really thinking about was freedom for the United States. That showing, this book was taken place in the 1700's. Emma, she’s just trying to figure out what happened to her real mother. Why she was put up for adoption and Sutton wasn’t.

I thought both books were really good. Depending on what part you read in the book reminded me of the other. It was two different time periods and two different stories. But, they can be very comparable at times. Dilemmas or not… Everything happens for a reason.

The Silver Cup!

Authors Note- This essay is about a conflict that is resolved.

     In the book "Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes", there're many conflicts and some are resolved. The one I find is the most important in the whole book is the silver cup Johnny receives from his mother before she past away. The reason why he got it in the first place was to prove he was related to a wealthy relative. But, that all goes wrong when they meet face to face.

     Johnny, was given a silver cup right before his mother died. She gave that to Johnny to prove to him he was related to a wealthy merchant named Jonathan Lyte. Johnny approaches Jonathan Lyte and shows him the slver cup he received from his mother as evidence that they are related. However, Jonathan Lyte accuses Johnny of stealing it and has him arrested. Showing you,  that is the conflict of the story. But, it is resolved when Rab and Cilla help get Johnny cleared of the charges in court. After this Jonathan Lyte then steals the cup after Johnny tries to sell it to him. At this point Johnny takes up the offer of delivering newspapers.

     I found that Jonathan accusing Johnny was one of the big and main conflicts in the book. I know Johnny's mother was expecting that when she gave the silver cup to Johnny. But, predicting that there're may be bigger and worst conflicts to come in the future of the story.

Through The Eyes of Johnny Tremain.

Authors Note: American Revolution, through the eyes of Johnny Tremain, a young silversmith who is drawn into the war after meeting Rab, a daring young member of the Sons of Liberty.

      Johnny Tremain, is a 14 year old silversmith apprentice living in Boston during the 1770's. The owner, Ephraim Lapham, no longer wants to run the silversmith shop and so, Johnny is left in charge, other then the two apprentices. Johnny goes threw a lot threw out this book. Often, he gets bullied by the other apprentices and Lapham's daughters. There are many point of views from different characters. From the small characters to the main characters. I found reading from Johnny's point of view was the most interesting.

     One night, Johnny reveals his family secret to Cilla Lapham, who Mrs. Lapham want him to marry. Before Johnny's mother died she was related to a very wealthy merchant named Jonathan Lyte. She also gave Johnny a silver cup featuring the Lyte coat of arms but told him not to make any contact with them unless he became desperate to.

      As Johnny is creating a silver basin for the wealthy merchant John Hancock, Dove plays a joke on Johnny that was intended to be harmless but humbling. Dove hands Johnny a cracked crucible but the prank goes wrong and Johnny's hand is left deformed and burned terribly. No longer, is Johnny able to work as a silversmith. Johnny Tremain goes from the pride of the Lapham house to the burden. Mrs Lapham forbids Johnny from marrying Cilla and complains of having to house and feed him. In search of a new trade, Johnny comes across a print shop where a Whig newspaper, the Boston Observer is published. Johnny is intrigued by Rab, the nephew and apprentice of the owner Mr. Lorne. After Johnny tells the story of his accident Rab promises to give Johnny a job delivering newspapers if Johnny can find no better work.

In desperation, Johnny approaches Jonathan Lyte and produces the silver cup as evidence that they are related. However Jonathan Lyte accuses Johnny of stealing it and has him arrested. With the assistance of Rab and Cilla, Johnny is cleared of the charges in court. After this Jonathan Lyte then steals the cup after Johnny tries to sell it to him. At this point Johnny takes up the offer of delivering newspapers for Mr. Lorne.       As you can see, this is not all of the story. But, I find it very important and very interesting especially from reading it from Johnny's point of view. I find, the story  reminds me of a diary. It mostly sounds like a journal Johnny keeps there out the book.