Johnny Tremain Courage Quotes

Early in the book Johnny shows that he is shy. But also brave and not scared to stick up for his friends. The Socs jumped Johnny and Ponyboy. They started to drown Ponyboy. Johnny defended him by stabbing Bob. Later, Pony discussed with Johnny, “You really killed him, huh Johnny?’ ‘Yeah.’ his voice quavered slightly. ‘I had to they were drowning

Johnny had a very important time in his life when Rab bequeathed the british rifle to him before he died at the battle of Lexington. Therefore, when Pumpkin was deserting the army and needed farm clothes from Johnny to camouflage into Boston. Johnny watched the milta train on the dusty fields with their various muskets and ragtag clothes. Another important thing was the boston blockade and how it affected the colonists in boston by the food shortages and daily life. In addition, of the surge of unemployed people because the british shutdown the port, which is their main source of income for the economy and jobs. When Johnny was on Hancock’s Wharf, Johnny was looking for apprenticeships he went to every shop but couldn't find a job. For example, when Johnny went to the clockworker he said, “Why are you looking for this job… why not continue being a silversmith?” To conclude, Johnny Tremain was a very descriptive, intriguing novel that set the setting of colonial

He seems to be mystified by his own outrageous nature- which more often than not render him helpless and lowly. It’s the teenagers who tell him how, when drunk, he has at various stages smashed his own TV during his party, and caused a “fracas” at his local pub. His reaction to all these stories is bewilderment “I’d never do that” and “that’s a mystery” which offer a complete lack of power and knowledge that he so clearly tries to maintain – and a slight bit of vulnerability on his part. Johnny’s weaknesses and ineptitude seem to be masked by wit and extensive stories but he is one of the main offenders for being affected by their own limitations – even if his are subtle. Therefore, through his characterisation of Rooster, Butterworth does emphasise and focus on Johnny’s limitations by either exploiting his vulnerability or using a community of opinions to degrade him.

Courage means to go out of your way to face your fears. The book Jasper Jones displays many examples of courage throughout the book. The book Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey is a book about a mystery. The main Charlie is awaken by the knock of Jasper Jones on his window, later that night they find something that shocks them both. They have found a girl by the name of Laura Wishart hanging from a tree near where they usually hang out.

Johnny has a fear of Socs after getting jumped by them, which led him to kill Bob. He is regularly beaten by his father and emotionally abused by his mother. Ponyboy mentioned a quotation of Johnny   “ I had never been jumped, but I had seen Johnny after four Socs got hold of him, and it wasn’t pretty. Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that.” After Johnny killed Bob trying to protect Ponyboy from drowning he ran away with Ponyboy to an abandoned church in Windrixville. At the time he was afraid of anybody that he thought could hurt him. When the church went up in flames Johnny made the decision to run in with Ponyboy to save the children in the burning building. His gallant actions led to him being paralyzed, but he learned to overcome his fears of easily being frightened. Before that, he always used to think about killing himself because he was scared and hurt, but now knowing that he has something to live for he thought he was too young to die. He said this “you want to know something, Ponyboy? I’m scared stiff. I used to think about killing myself… ”, “ I don't want to die now. It ain’t long enough. Sixteen years ain’t long enough. I wouldn’t mind it so much if there wasn’t so much stuff I ain’t done yet --- and so many things I ain’t seen. It’s not fair. You know what? That time we were in Windrixville was the only time I’ve been away from our neighbourhood.” Thus, adversity can help to overcome the hardships and

 Before he died, he was attacked by a Soc, Johnny almost died after the Soc attacked him but the Greasers came and saved him.  That is another reason why being with the Greasers is a life accomplishment because they help you when you need help.  Johnny is quiet, but when he needs to talks, he will talk when he is protecting someone.  The Greasers don’t scare him because he was attacked by a Soc and every time they scare him, he remembers what happened to him.  The Greasers think of Johnny as a lost puppy in a

Through his life, he has been abused by both of his parents, with no adult guidance except for the older kids in the neighborhood. Inside the book of ‘The Outsiders,’ it stated that, “ … Johnny banged up

At the beginning of the novel, Johnny didn’t want anything to do with Negroes. He was racist and unkind to them. When he is captured by Cush, a Union soldier who also happens to be a Negro, he refused to follow his orders, only doing so in the end out of fear of what might happen to his family if he is killed. Later, when Cush wanted to learn how to read, seeing how he was never educated, Johnny refused at first, only giving in so that he could deliberately misinform Cush on some specific words, such as broke instead of brought, eagles instead of equal, and more. He didn’t see how Cush wasn’t that much different than himself.

Everyone has a courageous moment in their life, but Johnny has multiple moments where he shows a true act of courage. The first event that shows that Johnny is courageous is when he saved Ponyboy from the Socs. There has been this rivalry between the Socs and the Greasers (the rich and the poor) which has caused a lot of fights. When Johnny’s best friend Ponyboy and him were in the park they were jumped by Bob and his group of Socs. They were drowning Ponyboy in the fountain and Johnny decided to take a courageous action and stab Bob to save Ponyboy. If it was not for Johnny, Ponyboy would be dead. Johnny knew that stabbing Bob would get him in trouble with the police, but he took the chance. “ You really killed him, huh, Johnny ?...

What would you do if you had the chance to get back at someone who has wronged you? Would you do something that could ruin their life or would you turn the other cheek and forgive them and not do anything? In the novel Johnny Tremain, Johnny, a fourteen year-old prideful boy, is an apprentice for a silversmith. He is a hard worker, gifted and clever in the work that he does and holds it over the heads of the two other apprentices. He bosses them around constantly, is always getting on to them for the work they do, do not do, or do not do well enough, and never says a kind word even if they did finally do something right. All in all, Johnny was not pleasant to be around most of the time. When Johnny’s hand is burned, he is forced to find a new way to

Have you ever found something wrong in a book you are reading? Have you found typos and inaccurate facts? Do you wonder if anyone has brought it up? I have, but not in Johnny Tremain! This book is very precise and historically correct. The novel Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes is accurate regards to The Boston Tea Party, The Battles of Lexington and Concord, and political leaders during the time.

"He became not a man but a member. He felt that something of which he was a part -a regiment, an army, a cause, or a country -was in a crisis. He was welded into a common personality which was dominated by a single desire." (Crane ) The Red Badge of Courage is written by Stephen Crane. It takes place during the Civil War. Some readers think Henry is a Coward while other think he is a hero. Henry shows heroic traits when he ends up fighting, grabs the flag, and stays with the army.

In the beginning of the novel, it demonstrates that not only is Johnny “doomed” to remember Owen, but shows that his past continues to haunt him; although, he gains faith, the tragic events shape him into a whole different person (1). The beginning of the novel also shows that within

• Johnny’s parents hated him, beat and cursed at him, didn’t care where he was or what happened to him

Johnny's greatest fault would be his pride and arrogance. Pride brings false Independence on yourself. Pride makes Johnny fly too high until the barrier of reality hits him(the crippled hand). I feel that pride is not always necessarily to be bad thing because one should have little bit of pride which will force him/her from being fall down and will have a urge to learn more and more. In the story Johnny thinks that he is talented than anyone.