April Morning Howard Fast Summary
Life had to be Altered
Imagine your whole world changing in a matter of hours. The author of the book, April Morning, is Howard Fast. The setting takes place in Lexington, Massachusetts, all over the course of one day, April 18, 1775. The book explains the beginning of the Revolutionary War through Adam’s point of view. Adam is the protagonist in the novel that is shown to be both round and dynamic. In Adams life, there is order and chaos, before, during, and after the war.
Before the war Adam’s world is in order. The most chaotic thing that occurred is when Adam had disagreements with his father, but in all reality that was typical for him. “I should have known enough to keep my mouth shut, because he replied that he was gratified to be enlightened …show more content…
Adam’s life is altered and everyone surrounding him realizes the effect it shows on him. “Whatever lay ahead of me, I at least began to sense that I would be able to face it; and the old man seemed to know the change in me” (Fast 122). Adam is feeling discouraged after several dramatic changes happen in a matter of hours, but he understands he has to move on. On their journey home, Solomon is seeing the change in Adam and helping him accept the transformation. As everything settles down and they return home they notice a difference in their hometown. “It was quiet on the common” (Fast 181). The town is grieving the loss of their family members in silence. They are all about to have to make major changes in their life. Among all the chaos and everything that happened Adam and his brother, Levi, are now in charge of their household. Before, during, and after the war Adam’s life was packed with order and chaos. Adam’s life had to be altered in the course of a day. The author incorporated the correct amount of order and chaos into Adam’s life to make this eventful novel. The major character, Adam, had to overcome many diverse obstacles to come home to his loving family. Over the course of the book, the events that Adam never could have imagined, evolved him from a boy to a
Imagine your whole world changing in a matter of hours. The author of the book, April Morning, is Howard Fast. The setting takes place in Lexington, Massachusetts, all over the course of one day, April 18, 1775. The book explains the beginning of the Revolutionary War through Adam’s point of view. Adam is the protagonist in the novel that is shown to be both round and dynamic. In Adams life, there is order and chaos, before, during, and after the war.
Before the war Adam’s world is in order. The most chaotic thing that occurred is when Adam had disagreements with his father, but in all reality that was typical for him. “I should have known enough to keep my mouth shut, because he replied that he was gratified to be enlightened …show more content…
Adam’s life is altered and everyone surrounding him realizes the effect it shows on him. “Whatever lay ahead of me, I at least began to sense that I would be able to face it; and the old man seemed to know the change in me” (Fast 122). Adam is feeling discouraged after several dramatic changes happen in a matter of hours, but he understands he has to move on. On their journey home, Solomon is seeing the change in Adam and helping him accept the transformation. As everything settles down and they return home they notice a difference in their hometown. “It was quiet on the common” (Fast 181). The town is grieving the loss of their family members in silence. They are all about to have to make major changes in their life. Among all the chaos and everything that happened Adam and his brother, Levi, are now in charge of their household. Before, during, and after the war Adam’s life was packed with order and chaos. Adam’s life had to be altered in the course of a day. The author incorporated the correct amount of order and chaos into Adam’s life to make this eventful novel. The major character, Adam, had to overcome many diverse obstacles to come home to his loving family. Over the course of the book, the events that Adam never could have imagined, evolved him from a boy to a