“He is not as intellectual a Moses Cooper, but he is kinder.” When Moses dies, he becomes a surrogate father to Adam, protecting him and talking about the war. Cousin Simmons is the village blacksmith, a relative of the Coopers and the father of Ruth. “…gun is a commoner, an equalizer, believe me.” A few shreds of cloud lay across the moon, but plainly, enough we could see the treetops, the common, Cousin Simmons’ house, the Peabody house, and Buckman’s Tavern, where the road to Menotomy bent around the common. Joseph Simmons personality, behavior, and strengths changed during war. Joseph fought in the war to help save their homes from the red coats. Josephs personality changed after the war was over and the behaviors have changed though the town.
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He is not as intellectual as Moses Cooper is, but he is kinder. He takes a moral stand against making money on slave ships and stays poor while his brothers get rich. When Moses dies, he becomes a surrogate father for Adam, protecting him and talking to him about the war. Adam feels comforted by Simmons, who will undoubtedly be his future father-in-law. Simmons explains to Adam that they cannot stop until the war is won, when Adam wants to forget about the battle. Joseph is a dynamic person throughout the book because his personality isn’t the same at the beginning of the book as it is at the end of the
He is not as intellectual as Moses Cooper is, but he is kinder. He takes a moral stand against making money on slave ships and stays poor while his brothers get rich. When Moses dies, he becomes a surrogate father for Adam, protecting him and talking to him about the war. Adam feels comforted by Simmons, who will undoubtedly be his future father-in-law. Simmons explains to Adam that they cannot stop until the war is won, when Adam wants to forget about the battle. Joseph is a dynamic person throughout the book because his personality isn’t the same at the beginning of the book as it is at the end of the