“The Americans. They be attackin”. Time Enough For Drums by Ann Rinaldi is a novel that turns out to be very intriguing. Many events occur throughout the story and a lot with the character Jemima Emerson. In the book it’s in the time period of when war is happening and she is a main part in the situation. Jem in the beginning of the book is fifteen and has a tutor, and she has two brothers and a sister, Daniel (older), David (youngest), and Rebeckah (oldest of all). Jemima throughout the novel is childish, brave and affectionate, these three traits help her and her character through the war. Jemima mostly in the beginning of the novel is childish but it somewhat carries throughout the whole novel. To begin with, Jem and her family have somewhat
