Analysis Of Johnny Tremain By Esther Forbes

Johnny Tremain, published in 1943, is a children’s novel written by Esther Forbes. First published midway through WW2, this is a fictional story about a young boy, Johnny Tremain, in 1775 during the Revolutionary War. It takes place in Boston while it was in revolt.
Esther Forbes wasn’t ever a children’s novelist, but rather, she was a historian. Forbes aimed for “addressing a nation of young readers who are looking about at their nation at war”. She did an outstanding job at succeeding in this; the book gaining attention from readers of every age. “They know soldiers and sailors and pilots from their cities and neighborhoods, their churches and synagogues, their schools and town business- their families- who have died in the fight against
He worked for a silversmith and had to for seven years with no pay. A few years into his work Johnny burned his dominant hand, putting an end to his future. He soon set out to find a job since Ms. Lapham would no longer be feeding him and he would no longer be able to work for Mr. Lapham. Nobody wanted him because of his burned hand, but he eventually found a job as a mail carrier at the Observer printing shop. I’m sure that Johnny had no idea that he would soon be closely involved with the British soldiers after he and many other apprentices had dumped all the tea into the harbor. But he did, and he became a sort of spy for Sam Adams and the others included in the secret tea party. This was a small group that secretly met every so often to discuss how they planned to handle the British invasion on their town. They soon decided that it was time to follow them into a fight at Lexington and this is where Johnny had lost his best friend, Rab, in the fight. The British won the first fight, but soon after the Yankees struck back and won the next. This was the beginning of many years of fighting in the Revolutionary