My Brother Sam Is Dead Timmy Character Analysis

War has been something used to potentially obtain or fight for a certain land, right, or money. An example of a war that had a side fighting for a freedom was in the American Revolution. Even though the Americans were victorious, there were many deaths in the process, which brings us to the question: should war be a part of our world. One one side, you can be fighting to free yourself, defend yourself, or stand up for what is right. Even though this is true, many deaths and injuries occur during war, and a large portion of the people killed are innocent civilians. In the novel, My Brother Sam is Dead, main character, Timmy is faced with the hardship to support or be against war because his family has been torn apart because of it. He eventually decides to be neutral, particularly against war because of the deaths of Jerry Sanford, Life Meeker, and Sam Meeker. Timmy’s decision against war was partially caused …show more content…
Similar to Jerry, Life also died on a British prison ship after cholera spread on it. This killed him in three weeks, where he was eventually buried by Long Island. The problems with these ships were “baking hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter… nothing but slop to eat… had an epidemic of cholera” (165.) It is ironic because his father had been placed on a British prison ship (where they capture patriots,) even though he supported them and had done nothing wrong. The cowboys who captured him had done it to steal their cattle, under the assumption he was up to no good. Even though his father was loyal to the king, had tried to make Sam not fight, and even call the war treason to the king, it did nothing and he had gotten killed. The words he had said to pass on to his family was that he will “enjoy the freedom war has brought me” (165.) This shows the wrong of war to Tim because in the case of Life, he did nothing wrong and was killed by his own