Analysis Of Nightjohn By Gary Paulsen
Speak Your Mind, Even if the Voice Shakes
To make a difference in life, you have to have courage. Most people have the ideas of making a difference, but don’t have the courage to do anything about it. In the story NightJohn by Gary Paulsen, NightJohn shows us how to have courage, when everyone else would turn the other way.
Foremost, NightJohn had escaped from slavery already, but came back to teach slaves how to read and write (page 55). NightJohn could’ve just stayed in the North where it was safer, but instead he came back, because he realized how important it was for slaves to read and write. He wanted them to document the awful experiences they encountered. The masters didn’t want slaves to learn to learn anything - “To know things, for
To make a difference in life, you have to have courage. Most people have the ideas of making a difference, but don’t have the courage to do anything about it. In the story NightJohn by Gary Paulsen, NightJohn shows us how to have courage, when everyone else would turn the other way.
Foremost, NightJohn had escaped from slavery already, but came back to teach slaves how to read and write (page 55). NightJohn could’ve just stayed in the North where it was safer, but instead he came back, because he realized how important it was for slaves to read and write. He wanted them to document the awful experiences they encountered. The masters didn’t want slaves to learn to learn anything - “To know things, for