Brief Summary Of Jonathan From 'The Grapes Of Wrath'
Page 13 to 15
Thirteen-year-old Jonathan is daydreaming about the military. His brother is a soldier with General Washington and his cousin (not very long ago) joined a military unit. When will his father let him join? After all, he is thirteen. But his father was wounded by gunshot to the leg in a recent fight. He is having a very hard time getting around so Jonathan is needed at home. The bell in the town's tavern just rang it is a call to arms. Jonathan eyes his father's flintlock gun and touches its shiny butt. Jonathan's (serving or acting to prevent harm) father sees the fear in his father's eyes and tells him to go inside. Jonathan takes the look in his father's eyes as a form of weakness and fear.
Pages 16 to 28
The tavern keeper gives Jonathan a flintlock gun older …show more content…
than his father's and six-feet long. Jonathan has to handle the weapon with two hands. As the butt rests on the floor, the gun is much taller than he is and weighs about 12 pounds. The tavern keeper makes Johnathan swear to return the gun. He gives Jonathan a gunpowder horn and strings a bag with thirty cartridges around his neck. The tavern keeper stresses to Jonathan that he does not have to go. Jonathan lies and says he has his father's permission to join the fight. The tavern owner seems to be aware (and a little nervous) of the Corporal. Jonathan comes out/becomes visible from the tavern with his gun. He sees the Corporal on his mount already riding south on Writington Road. Jonathan joins the others on foot, walking south to Writington.
Pages 29 to 41
The group stops for water in Rocktown. There are only six houses. A woman is getting water from a well as she (sees/hears/becomes aware of) the band of men. Seeing that the men are hot and sweaty, she offers them water which they gladly accept. The woman is French and is surprised when she is told that British soldiers are coming and that they are there to fight them off. She becomes very upset and runs to her house. The men laugh at her fear, making them feel a little braver about themselves. She soon reappears with (more than two, but not a lot of) children and an old man. They close the house and disappear again inside. One of the men, shoots off a round in the air and grins at his deed.
Page 42 to 50
Hessian soldiers are referred to as the "butchers of Long Island." They are paid soldiers who fight and kill for money. The men fear the Hessians and are nervous and upset that there are thirty of them. Jonathan and the others take aim at the advancing soldiers. The Hessian officer on horseback spots the Americans and brings his troops to a halt. One of the men asks the Corporal about the location of the Snydertown troops, probably their backup. "Is there something we don't know?" The Corporal does not respond.
Pagea 53 to 63
As Jonathan lay on the forest floor, he eventually hears the fading sounds of the fife and drum. Jonathan begins to cry first broken-up cries then full body cries. He is alone and hurt. He does not know what will happen to him. Jonathan is out of tears. He rolls over. He had been laying on his rifle and his hands were still holding (in hand) it. Jonathan cannot figure out where he is or how to get home. He (sees/hears/becomes aware of) sticky blood on his shoe. He doesn't know to whom the blood belonged. Although he is (feeling like you're spinning around and almost falling) and weak, he finally stands and looks about for a way home. Part of him wishes he had died since he failed so terribly in his first mission. He hears a noise a Hessian soldier is standing not very far away.
Pages 64 through 76 Summary
The Hessians, with Jonathan in tow, head back down the road towards Writington.
They are being drenched by the heavy rain pouring down. The young soldier finds a large pine tree with a dry spot underneath. The soldiers and Jonathan sit down in the shelter to wait out the rain. Jonathan is fearing for his life. The rain is becoming lighter but the daylight is fading. Jonathan (figures out the worth, amount, or quality of) the three Hessians. The oldest one worries Jonathan the most with his tense manner and large mustache. The tall one is menacing because of his size and the scar on his cheek. The youngest one seems the least threatening.
Pages 77 through 89 Summary
The Germans force Jonathan to knock on the door of the small house. Slowly, after there is no response to his knocks, Jonathan pushes the door open. It is a one-room house with a dirt-floor. No one is there. The way it looks, it was left alone rather suddenly. Jonathan, through sign language, tells the young soldier he can milk the cow so they can have milk to drink. Jonathan goes looking for a bucket in a nearby shed. When he opens the shed's door, there is a child sitting on the ground there.
Pages 90 through 102
Summary
The soldiers are drifting off, Jonathan is upset with the distant (point of view/way of behaving) of the soldiers. He still suspects they may have had a hand in the death of the child's parents. Jonathan picks up a shovel and waves/signals to the oldest soldier that he intends to bury the people. He takes the little boy outside with him. He begins digging the (places where bodies are buried) as the little boy watches at first but then falls asleep by his dead mother.
Pages 103 through 115 Summary
Jonathan is fighting an internal conflict should he kill the Hessians. As the Hessians sleep, he loads one of their rifles. He stands at the doorway with one foot in the house and one foot out. He will get off only one shot so he must be ready to run. He aims at the oldest Hessian. He tries to convince himself that the man is a cruel murderer. Jonathan is shaking (with fear or emotion) and in the end cannot pull the trigger. He unloads the weapon and returns it to its original spot. Ashamed of himself, he walks outside and lies on the ground.
Pages 116 through 128 Summary
The Corporal tells Jonathan that the dead people were Tories. They only spoke French. He tells Jonathan to speak to the boy in French he'll respond then. The Corporal adds that the father was a spy and that spies are to be killed. An older boy who escaped from the farmhouse must have been the one to bring the Hessians in revenge. Since the three Hessians are now asleep, they will be easy targets. Jonathan grabs the boy and announces that he wants to go home. The Corporal orders him to go with him to the farmhouse.
April 4, 1778 Jonathan feels upset. The Frenchman and another soldier talks to Jonathan, trying to comfort him.
Pages 129 through 141 Summary
Jonathan had drifted off but is surprised awake by the gentle touch of the Corporal. He is surprised at the kind treatment by the Corporal who tells him not to worry that he had done a good job. The Corporal tells him that it is time to go after the Hessians. Jonathan again tells the Corporal he wants to go home. But the Corporal is not moved Jonathan must go. Jonathan learns that the Frenchman has taken the boy home to his wife to care for. Jonathan wishes he could go home, too. Jonathan, the Corporal and a few other men are heading to the house where the Hessians are asleep. The Corporal orders them to move quickly before the Hessians awake. The soldiers' guns are all ready to fire.
Pages 142 through 152 Summary
The bodies of the Hessian soldiers are on the ground, twisted and bloody. All the Americans, except for the Corporal, are walking away. The Corporal closes the eyes of the dead men. He knows that Jonathan tried to save them but reminds him that they were killers. Jonathan responds that they didn't hurt him. The Corporal said they probably would have in the end Jonathan was just lucky. The Corporal tells him to retrieve his gun it doesn't belong to him. Jonathan takes the gun and in an emotional fit bangs the gun against the stone fireplace, shattering it to pieces. He cries and collapses on the floor. The Corporal and Jonathan catch up with the others as they make their way back toward town. Jonathan is angry and quiet and refuses to walk next to anyone.
Thirteen-year-old Jonathan is daydreaming about the military. His brother is a soldier with General Washington and his cousin (not very long ago) joined a military unit. When will his father let him join? After all, he is thirteen. But his father was wounded by gunshot to the leg in a recent fight. He is having a very hard time getting around so Jonathan is needed at home. The bell in the town's tavern just rang it is a call to arms. Jonathan eyes his father's flintlock gun and touches its shiny butt. Jonathan's (serving or acting to prevent harm) father sees the fear in his father's eyes and tells him to go inside. Jonathan takes the look in his father's eyes as a form of weakness and fear.
Pages 16 to 28
The tavern keeper gives Jonathan a flintlock gun older …show more content…
than his father's and six-feet long. Jonathan has to handle the weapon with two hands. As the butt rests on the floor, the gun is much taller than he is and weighs about 12 pounds. The tavern keeper makes Johnathan swear to return the gun. He gives Jonathan a gunpowder horn and strings a bag with thirty cartridges around his neck. The tavern keeper stresses to Jonathan that he does not have to go. Jonathan lies and says he has his father's permission to join the fight. The tavern owner seems to be aware (and a little nervous) of the Corporal. Jonathan comes out/becomes visible from the tavern with his gun. He sees the Corporal on his mount already riding south on Writington Road. Jonathan joins the others on foot, walking south to Writington.
Pages 29 to 41
The group stops for water in Rocktown. There are only six houses. A woman is getting water from a well as she (sees/hears/becomes aware of) the band of men. Seeing that the men are hot and sweaty, she offers them water which they gladly accept. The woman is French and is surprised when she is told that British soldiers are coming and that they are there to fight them off. She becomes very upset and runs to her house. The men laugh at her fear, making them feel a little braver about themselves. She soon reappears with (more than two, but not a lot of) children and an old man. They close the house and disappear again inside. One of the men, shoots off a round in the air and grins at his deed.
Page 42 to 50
Hessian soldiers are referred to as the "butchers of Long Island." They are paid soldiers who fight and kill for money. The men fear the Hessians and are nervous and upset that there are thirty of them. Jonathan and the others take aim at the advancing soldiers. The Hessian officer on horseback spots the Americans and brings his troops to a halt. One of the men asks the Corporal about the location of the Snydertown troops, probably their backup. "Is there something we don't know?" The Corporal does not respond.
Pagea 53 to 63
As Jonathan lay on the forest floor, he eventually hears the fading sounds of the fife and drum. Jonathan begins to cry first broken-up cries then full body cries. He is alone and hurt. He does not know what will happen to him. Jonathan is out of tears. He rolls over. He had been laying on his rifle and his hands were still holding (in hand) it. Jonathan cannot figure out where he is or how to get home. He (sees/hears/becomes aware of) sticky blood on his shoe. He doesn't know to whom the blood belonged. Although he is (feeling like you're spinning around and almost falling) and weak, he finally stands and looks about for a way home. Part of him wishes he had died since he failed so terribly in his first mission. He hears a noise a Hessian soldier is standing not very far away.
Pages 64 through 76 Summary
The Hessians, with Jonathan in tow, head back down the road towards Writington.
They are being drenched by the heavy rain pouring down. The young soldier finds a large pine tree with a dry spot underneath. The soldiers and Jonathan sit down in the shelter to wait out the rain. Jonathan is fearing for his life. The rain is becoming lighter but the daylight is fading. Jonathan (figures out the worth, amount, or quality of) the three Hessians. The oldest one worries Jonathan the most with his tense manner and large mustache. The tall one is menacing because of his size and the scar on his cheek. The youngest one seems the least threatening.
Pages 77 through 89 Summary
The Germans force Jonathan to knock on the door of the small house. Slowly, after there is no response to his knocks, Jonathan pushes the door open. It is a one-room house with a dirt-floor. No one is there. The way it looks, it was left alone rather suddenly. Jonathan, through sign language, tells the young soldier he can milk the cow so they can have milk to drink. Jonathan goes looking for a bucket in a nearby shed. When he opens the shed's door, there is a child sitting on the ground there.
Pages 90 through 102
Summary
The soldiers are drifting off, Jonathan is upset with the distant (point of view/way of behaving) of the soldiers. He still suspects they may have had a hand in the death of the child's parents. Jonathan picks up a shovel and waves/signals to the oldest soldier that he intends to bury the people. He takes the little boy outside with him. He begins digging the (places where bodies are buried) as the little boy watches at first but then falls asleep by his dead mother.
Pages 103 through 115 Summary
Jonathan is fighting an internal conflict should he kill the Hessians. As the Hessians sleep, he loads one of their rifles. He stands at the doorway with one foot in the house and one foot out. He will get off only one shot so he must be ready to run. He aims at the oldest Hessian. He tries to convince himself that the man is a cruel murderer. Jonathan is shaking (with fear or emotion) and in the end cannot pull the trigger. He unloads the weapon and returns it to its original spot. Ashamed of himself, he walks outside and lies on the ground.
Pages 116 through 128 Summary
The Corporal tells Jonathan that the dead people were Tories. They only spoke French. He tells Jonathan to speak to the boy in French he'll respond then. The Corporal adds that the father was a spy and that spies are to be killed. An older boy who escaped from the farmhouse must have been the one to bring the Hessians in revenge. Since the three Hessians are now asleep, they will be easy targets. Jonathan grabs the boy and announces that he wants to go home. The Corporal orders him to go with him to the farmhouse.
April 4, 1778 Jonathan feels upset. The Frenchman and another soldier talks to Jonathan, trying to comfort him.
Pages 129 through 141 Summary
Jonathan had drifted off but is surprised awake by the gentle touch of the Corporal. He is surprised at the kind treatment by the Corporal who tells him not to worry that he had done a good job. The Corporal tells him that it is time to go after the Hessians. Jonathan again tells the Corporal he wants to go home. But the Corporal is not moved Jonathan must go. Jonathan learns that the Frenchman has taken the boy home to his wife to care for. Jonathan wishes he could go home, too. Jonathan, the Corporal and a few other men are heading to the house where the Hessians are asleep. The Corporal orders them to move quickly before the Hessians awake. The soldiers' guns are all ready to fire.
Pages 142 through 152 Summary
The bodies of the Hessian soldiers are on the ground, twisted and bloody. All the Americans, except for the Corporal, are walking away. The Corporal closes the eyes of the dead men. He knows that Jonathan tried to save them but reminds him that they were killers. Jonathan responds that they didn't hurt him. The Corporal said they probably would have in the end Jonathan was just lucky. The Corporal tells him to retrieve his gun it doesn't belong to him. Jonathan takes the gun and in an emotional fit bangs the gun against the stone fireplace, shattering it to pieces. He cries and collapses on the floor. The Corporal and Jonathan catch up with the others as they make their way back toward town. Jonathan is angry and quiet and refuses to walk next to anyone.