My Brother Sam is Dead By: Christopher Collier & James Lincoln Collier This book begins with Sam Meeker‚ Tim Meeker’s admired older brother‚ arrives in uniform at the Meeker tavern one rainy April evening in 1775. "We’ve beaten the British in Massachusetts‚" Sam exclaims‚ beginning a fight with Father‚ who is staunchly loyal to the English government and king. Sam explains to the people around the table how the Minutemen
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The Brother I Never Had Everyone has that special someone in their life that has influenced them greatly. Whether it’s a relative or a friend. One of the biggest influences in my life is one of my uncles named James‚ in a way he’s like my brother. I realized this when my uncle moved out of my mom’s house live in Pittsburgh. He was there for me when things got rough; the sad thing is I can’t exactly say the same. Still the realization of my actions has made me more aware of the importance of family
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reading the book My Brother Sam is Dead‚ I realized the plot of the book wasn’t what I expected. Judging by the title‚ you’d think the book is about a guy named Sam‚ but it’s really about his brother‚ Tim. The story takes place during a period of war‚ and Tim‚ as the narrator‚ has to witness his father and brother disagree over which side they are on‚ the Loyalists or the Rebels. Disobeying his father‚ Sam goes to war to fight the Loyalists‚ and Tim is stuck at home worried about his brother‚ but also admires
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In My Brother Sam is Dead by the Collier brothers a boy named Tim has had a normal life until war comes around the corner. When war hits Tims town‚ Tim and his family has to face challenges that sometimes makes them suffer. In the story the authors show me that war can divide and destroy individuals‚ families and communities. War can divide and destroy individuals. For example‚ when Mr. Heron wants Tim to deliver a letter. Tim jumps at the opportunity so he can earn some good telling points
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the same feeling. His brother Sam has decided to go off to war‚ and is now the only soul in his family to support the patriots. Tim tries to forget‚ but things in the Revolutionary War are getting worse. In My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ the authors James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier use dialogue‚ description‚ and symbolism to build suspense. All throughout My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ the authors use dialogue to build suspense for later events in the text. For instance‚ when Sam is about to go off to
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Reading Journal 2 My Brother Sam Is Dead The ending was not at all what I had expected even though‚ looking back now‚ it was heavily hinted towards in chapter 13 where Sam continuously talks about the cow thieves and tells Tim to get rid of them before they are stolen. To be honest I didn’t really like the ending‚ it was not what I would have expected or thought would happen. My real problem with the ending is that the mother (Tim and Sam’s) gave up all hope‚ telling tim he might as well get
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The Outcomes of War A boy dressed as a patriot fighting for his freedom wondering what would have happened if he stood home‚ would that be better. In the book My Brother Sam is Dead the authors wrote about a boy named Tim in between the American Revolution with his family‚ Sam‚ Susannah‚ and Eliphalet Meeker. The oldest son‚Sam‚ has come back from Yale in a patriot uniform. There is one problem the head of the house‚ Eliphalet‚ is a loyalist and disagrees with war especially if his son is fighting
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killed” (34-35). Staying in the army or leaving one’s post was one of the many hard decisions soldiers had to make in the army. We see this decision take place in the historical fiction novel My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. To begin with‚ Sam‚ Tim Meeker’s brother and mentor‚ decides to fight as a Patriot in the Revolutionary War. Sam’s decision causes a huge dilemma in the Meeker household because the family is Loyalists. Loyalists were the people
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and Christopher Collier‚ of the book My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ are against war are division of family‚ clash of generations‚ and principle vs. reality. The Meeker family has had a significant impact of division of family in this novel for being against the war. There has been many outbreaks and fights‚ mainly involving Sam and Mr. Meeker. The first outbreak with the Meeker family was Sam and Mr. Meekers fight in the beginning of the book. It started out with Sam wanting to go to war and father not
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years to realize how much of an impact my brother has truly had on my life. I never really realized that one person can have a lasting effect in your decisions and the way you perceive life. This person can be very inspirational and even more so if it is someone close to you or a relative. In my case‚ it is my brother who has prominently impacted my life. He has been there to support me in my many decisions‚ whether smart or foolish. Because of my older brother I am the ambitious‚ responsible‚ and
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