7th Grade
Compare and Contrast Essay on “Johnny Tremain”
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes is a Revolutionary War story that can be enjoyed by many ages. However, the Johnny Tremain movie by Disney may not be enjoyed by those who had read the book first. This is because there were so many major differences. The two differences in the movie I will focus on are the missing characters and when Johnny fights at Lexington with Rab. I will also discuss a similarity between the book and movie, which is Rab getting Johnny involved in the Revolutionary War.
As I said before, a difference in the movie was that some characters from the book were missing. Three of the four Lapham sisters- Madge, Dorcas,