A Brief Summary Of War
Summary-
It all starts out in Redding, Connecticut with a boy named Tim Meeker. Tim is a young boy who has always wanted to be like his brother, because being like his brother means he will attend college at yale and make their father proud. All was going as planned until one day when Tim’s older brother Sam shows up at home from college unannounced. Tim and his family soon learn that Sam has come home to retrieve their father's gun, because he has decided to fight in the war. Before anyone could stop him Sam ran away and no one has heard from him since. One day Tim’s brother returned home once again with a purpose this time he had to ask Tim something. Sam asked Tim if he wanted to fight with him in the war knowing that it meant fighting against their father and their friends. So Tim is left with this huge decision that he has to answer fast and his time is running out. After considering it all and losing his father to the opposing team Tim decides to go Anti-war and doesn’t choose either side. In the end Sam died due to the fact that he was falsely accused of stealing his family's cattle, but was found guilty by a man who wanted to prove a point to Sam and the others that if you left his side you would face the consequences. SO in the end even though Tim lost his father and brother he was happy with his decision to become Anti-War and …show more content…
so was his mother.
Personal response-
I have to say after reading this book the love that Tim and Sam’s father had for them was unconditional. Throughout the book it makes you wondered what will Tim choose, but no one ever new for sure. I think after he lost his father and seeing what happened to his brother when he left the opposite side he decided that his decision was best. Sam never meant to hurt his father by fighting in the war because to me he loved him but I get why he did it. After I finished the book I loved it even more because of the forgiveness that took place therefore I highly recommend it.
Theme-
The theme of the book “My Brother Sam Is Dead” is Loyalty.
THe reason I picked loyalty is because throughout the entire book someone is always showing their loyalty to their own. Tim stays loyal to his father when he threatens to shoot Sam because he won’t give him the gun. Sam however stays loyal to the patriots and tries to convince Tim to do the same. Tims loyalty lied with his father and their community but he never denied Sam as his leader or older brother. THroughout the book there are things that take place that test their loyalty , but none of them broke and when Tim did he remained loyal to himself by becoming
anti-war.
It all starts out in Redding, Connecticut with a boy named Tim Meeker. Tim is a young boy who has always wanted to be like his brother, because being like his brother means he will attend college at yale and make their father proud. All was going as planned until one day when Tim’s older brother Sam shows up at home from college unannounced. Tim and his family soon learn that Sam has come home to retrieve their father's gun, because he has decided to fight in the war. Before anyone could stop him Sam ran away and no one has heard from him since. One day Tim’s brother returned home once again with a purpose this time he had to ask Tim something. Sam asked Tim if he wanted to fight with him in the war knowing that it meant fighting against their father and their friends. So Tim is left with this huge decision that he has to answer fast and his time is running out. After considering it all and losing his father to the opposing team Tim decides to go Anti-war and doesn’t choose either side. In the end Sam died due to the fact that he was falsely accused of stealing his family's cattle, but was found guilty by a man who wanted to prove a point to Sam and the others that if you left his side you would face the consequences. SO in the end even though Tim lost his father and brother he was happy with his decision to become Anti-War and …show more content…
so was his mother.
Personal response-
I have to say after reading this book the love that Tim and Sam’s father had for them was unconditional. Throughout the book it makes you wondered what will Tim choose, but no one ever new for sure. I think after he lost his father and seeing what happened to his brother when he left the opposite side he decided that his decision was best. Sam never meant to hurt his father by fighting in the war because to me he loved him but I get why he did it. After I finished the book I loved it even more because of the forgiveness that took place therefore I highly recommend it.
Theme-
The theme of the book “My Brother Sam Is Dead” is Loyalty.
THe reason I picked loyalty is because throughout the entire book someone is always showing their loyalty to their own. Tim stays loyal to his father when he threatens to shoot Sam because he won’t give him the gun. Sam however stays loyal to the patriots and tries to convince Tim to do the same. Tims loyalty lied with his father and their community but he never denied Sam as his leader or older brother. THroughout the book there are things that take place that test their loyalty , but none of them broke and when Tim did he remained loyal to himself by becoming
anti-war.