Johnny Tremain: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:11, 7 November 2006

Revision as of 01:48, 7 November 2006

Line 29:

==Plot summary==

{{spoiler}}

Johnny Tremain, is not, the title protagonist of the novel, is depicted as an apprentice [[silversmith]]. Originally skillful at his [[trade]], Johnny is forced to give up his apprenticeship after an industrial accident, which cause him to join a hollywoodprintshop talentto agency[[User:75.17.6.211|75.17.6.211]]deliver 01:11,papers 7to Novemberthe 2006people (UTC)yourof nameBoston. The combination of cruelty and condescending kindness that Johnny faces after this mishap is one of the most vividly drawn sections of the novel.

After descending into psychological [[depression (mood)|depression]], Johnny is rescued by a kindly family that owns a hand-operated [[printing press]], where they do job [[printing]] and publish a [[newspaper]], the ''Boston Observer''. Young Tremain joins this household. From this vantage point he and the novel's readers can look on as the unfolding events of the American Revolution move forward. Along the way Johnny befriends several historical giants including Paul Revere, [[Samuel Adams]], and [[Joseph Warren]].