My Brother Sam Is Dead By James Lincoln Collier And Christopher Collier

War brings death and destruction, merciless slaughter and butchery, disease and starvation, poverty and ruin in its wake. Although war may not always be the first answer or the most beneficial, it is an inescapable evil because war has brought the world peace and prosperity while banding people together to fight for a cause. It leads to national growth and solves domestic problems between countries; Injustice and tyranny can be quelled as the aftereffect of war. On the contrary, war includes loss of human life, spreads of diseases, and induces a feeling of anxiety and dismay among communities. The brutal sacrifices that innocent people undergo may not be worth the outcome. In My Brother Sam is Dead, written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, Tim must choose whether to be a Patriot, Loyalist, or neutral. The reality of war and the inhuman acts committed induce and instigate his end decision;
145. The injustice and discrimination Tim beheld induced him to take neither Patriot or Loyalist. The British soldiers showed no mercy on Neb as they shouted, “ ‘ There are some damned blacks in here, what shall we do with them?’ ‘Kill them’ ” pg 144. The way Ned was being treated showed misuse of power, discrimination toward blacks, and injustice towards civilians. This sways Tim to become neutral because of the cruelty and disgust shown towards Ned. How ironic it is that the purpose of the war is to fight for freedom, yet there is still racism present; the soldiers fighting in the war were only fighting for the freedom of rich, white men. Tim ultimately realizes that he didn’t want to stand for either side because of the violent and shameful way they treated