Johnny Curtain Moral Analysis

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The moral message of the book Johnny Tremain is that men should stand up for their rights and what they believe in. There were two people who showed this moral, Johnny and Rab. Rab showed the moral message by fighting in the Battle of Lexington and Concord. He wanted to fight for independence and for his country, North America. He was a Patriot and part of the Son’s of Liberty. Rab also fought for rights by helping the colonists chop wood and dump the tea into the ocean. Johnny showed the moral message by being a spy for the Son’s of Liberty. For example, he dressed up as a British Red Coat and spied on the British. He got the uniform by a soldier named Pumpkin. Pumpkin wanted to be a farmer and wanted to get out of the army. He soon died after

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