My Brother Sam Is Dead
The Meekers
“…Give me liberty, or give me death,” Patrick Henry once said. This is a great example of someone stating one of their guiding principles. Patrick Henry wanted liberty and nothing would stop him. He would have sacrificed his life to get liberty. In the great novel, My Brother Sam is Dead, written by James Collier and Christopher Collier, the four main characters all live by a principle that guides their life, and they stand up for it at any cost. Their values are put to the test as they go through the Revolutionary War. Mr. Meeker, Mrs. Meeker, Sam, and Tim each have their own unique principle which guides them through the adversities they face during the war and their principles cause them to make sacrifices, which cost some of them their lives. This book is historical fiction Honesty, caring and always loyalty are all great things to have in your life. Honesty is always a key in life when growing up. “I didn’t want to lie to Father, but I didn’t want to give Sam away either,” (27). Honesty is always a good thing to have in handy in this situation. If Tim tells the truth to his father, he would give away Sam. Although Tim really loves and obeys his father, he would never hurt Sam, even he really truly loves his father. “The truth is at father didn’t really want to take me,” (91). Even if it hurts to tell the truth, he always does the right thing. Tim never could tell a lie because he could never hide it from nobody. Honest never hurts you, it always helps you, even at the worst times.
Caring is always a good trait to have, especially during the revolutionary war. “I knew he’d stall as long as he could, but I went out any way so as not to get into a fight with him myself,”(11). Tim cares so much about his brother that even stalled for him. Stalling is sometimes very hard for some people to do. The only reason he stalled for his brother is because he cares and loves his brother very much. I heard myself scream, “Don’t shoot him, don’t shoot him,
“…Give me liberty, or give me death,” Patrick Henry once said. This is a great example of someone stating one of their guiding principles. Patrick Henry wanted liberty and nothing would stop him. He would have sacrificed his life to get liberty. In the great novel, My Brother Sam is Dead, written by James Collier and Christopher Collier, the four main characters all live by a principle that guides their life, and they stand up for it at any cost. Their values are put to the test as they go through the Revolutionary War. Mr. Meeker, Mrs. Meeker, Sam, and Tim each have their own unique principle which guides them through the adversities they face during the war and their principles cause them to make sacrifices, which cost some of them their lives. This book is historical fiction Honesty, caring and always loyalty are all great things to have in your life. Honesty is always a key in life when growing up. “I didn’t want to lie to Father, but I didn’t want to give Sam away either,” (27). Honesty is always a good thing to have in handy in this situation. If Tim tells the truth to his father, he would give away Sam. Although Tim really loves and obeys his father, he would never hurt Sam, even he really truly loves his father. “The truth is at father didn’t really want to take me,” (91). Even if it hurts to tell the truth, he always does the right thing. Tim never could tell a lie because he could never hide it from nobody. Honest never hurts you, it always helps you, even at the worst times.
Caring is always a good trait to have, especially during the revolutionary war. “I knew he’d stall as long as he could, but I went out any way so as not to get into a fight with him myself,”(11). Tim cares so much about his brother that even stalled for him. Stalling is sometimes very hard for some people to do. The only reason he stalled for his brother is because he cares and loves his brother very much. I heard myself scream, “Don’t shoot him, don’t shoot him,