My Brother Sam Is Dead

“Get up, stand up, stand up for you rights. Get up, stand up, do not give up the fight.” -Bob Marley. My Brother Sam is Dead is a historical fiction piece by Christopher Collier, and James Lincoln Collier. This is a story about a rebellious older brother who does what he thinks is right, even if it means betraying someone as important as his dad. The authors convey the message to make sacrifices to stand up for what is right through the use of different literary elements in the novel.…

Nonetheless, a war can be arbitrary to both sides of a battle. Collier and Collier, authors of My Brother Sam is Dead, portray the fruitlessness of war by displaying the war’s faults. War splits families and fellow countrymen apart, as evidenced in this historical novel. The rifts between family is demonstrated through the constant fighting between the Tory, Mr. Meeker, and his rebellious Continental soldier-son, Sam.…

of War In the hardships of war, you must fight for what you believe is right or things will never change. In the book My Brother Sam is Dead, Tim and his family face many troubles with the ongoing war. The war is brutal and effects not only those fighting it, but those around it. Unfortunately the people must do desperate things in order to cope with their desperate situations. Sam and many others leave to go fight in this war when they do not realize how harsh war really is. War is brutal. One…

Although war can be viewed in many different ways, Collier and Collier express their view of war and how it is gruesome and useless. They mention how it divides loyalty between families. In My Brother Sam is Dead, although both sides are shown, author's Collier and Collier ultimately argue that war is such a high price to pay and ultimately just causes devastations. They show how the generations argue and clash. They describe the principles versus the horrid reality.. They suggest that there…

brutal, violent, and tragic tool, and there is always a different way to settle conflicts, such as negotiation. The novel My Brother Sam is Dead, written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, displays the effects of war, the injustices, brutalities, and ironies, the main character, Tim, witnesses throughout the novel. It is these injustices, the deaths of Ned, Life, and Sam, that leads him to become neutral. Ned’s death influences Tim to choose neutrality. Ned was a slave that…

Published in 1974, the novel My Brother Sam is Dead conveys a valuable message that pertains to families and children living in a country midst of war. The authors of this novel allude to events that occurred and people who were present during the American revolutionary war against the British. The events shown in this novel are seen through the eyes of Tim Meeker, the protagonist of the story. By introducing Tim as a dynamic character, and using literary elements like setting, mood, and…

from the book My Brother Sam is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Tim Meeker had to grow up faster than he would have needed to if the war had not appeared into his life. He had always looked up to his brother Sam, though he wasn't a good example for Tim. Tim had many responsibilities to fulfill and he acted maturely and knew how to handle hard situations. Sam goes to war, and their father dies, so Tim had to do his chores and help his mother with others that Sam and their…

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…

him. "Why are you here?" Asked Alex. "Because I want Negan dead!" Said Dwight. "That woman you killed she has a name her name was Denise, and she was a doctor, and she helped people she was our friend and you killed her." Said Tara. "She wasn't the one I was aiming for." Said Dwight. Daryl charged at him he pointed the long knife in between her eyes "do it!" Said Tara. Dwight was doing his best to help Alex. "Why do you want him dead?" Asked Alex. "Because he hurt someone, I cared…

dumb and doing stupid things ended with me being arrested and taken to the Polk County Jail. I learned that by making the right choices I will never end up taking two steps back again. It was almost midnight on a hot July weekend and my brothers and I were out past our curfew; and the only thing that’s out at that time of night is trouble. We were young and wild and used to doing…