What Is The Theme Of Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain is a skilled artisan in the craft of silversmithing. In his time, the Revolutionary Era, working on a Sunday is against the law because it is the holy day. Johnny is also cocky. He accepts a challenge to recreate a very exquisite and complex dish for a wealthy man, Mr. Hancock. When the item isn’t going to be finished on time, Johnny decides to work on Sunday behind his masters back. The crucible that he uses is cracked. This causes it to break and scalding, liquid silver covers down his right hand. He leaves the silversmith shop and finds a job at the local printing press shop. There he becomes a member of the semi-secret group Sons of Liberty. He is a spy and helps spread the word about the invasion of Britain. This book …show more content…
Johnny Tremain was greatly humbled when his best skill was taken away. Perseverance was really important in Johnny’s life, and it showed as a excellent theme for this book. When he lost the use of his hand he could have given up and left but instead he found himself as a spy against the British. This was actually kind of inspiring. The story took place in the Revolutionary Era, right before the British attacked Lexington-Concord. It was mainly in the town of Boston. The main conflict was person vs. force of nature. Johnny had a conflict with the silver that flowed onto his hand. Another smaller conflict to the story but huge conflict in history was the Revolutionary War. The characters in this story were pretty realistic. There was the protagonist Johnny Tremain. He was a prodigy at silversmithing and he likedto brag about it. If you want to be cocky then you have to be able to back it up and he definitely could. He later becomes a young man when he asked join the rebel cause against …show more content…
This shows his arrogance for following the rules. The book says how Johnny is better than the other apprentices. When Johnny has to go out and look for a new job he conflicts with himself. He loved being a silversmith. He was going to be famous for it, but now he has to find another job to do and it just kills him inside. When Johnny is still an apprentice at the silversmith shop, he conflicts with Dove. Dove is the older, but less superior apprentice. They don’t get along very well. It was kind of ironic when Johnny lost the use of his hand. Here was the next Michael Jordan of silversmithing, but he loses the use of his most valuable item; his right hand. His hands are a symbol. A symbol of his work as a silversmith. The Lyte silver cup is a symbol of Johnny’s being a member of the Lyte