Saturday, June 21, 2008

Chapter 4:

In this chapter, Sam steals the Brown Bess from his father's tavern so he can use it in the war as he fights with the Patriots. The Rebel soldiers have gone to the tavern and demanded that Mr. Meeker give them the Brown Bess. When he says he doesn't have it, they beat him up. Tim is very very angry at Sam in this chapter. Do you think Tim was mad enough to shoot Sam with the rifle if Sam didn't overpower him when Tim grabbed the rifle?

3 comments:

Pete said...

I don't think Tim could shoot his brother Sam no matter how angry he was at him. Tim was caught between his father and his older brother Sam. Tim could see that the Rebels were beating up his father. He knew Sam had the rifle and that his father was taking a beating because of something Sam did. I don't think Tim could have pulled the trigger no matter how angry he was at Sam. Tim loved both his father and his brother. He was in a tough spot.

student14 said...

No, I don't think Tim would ever shoot his brother. But, Tim was very upset about his father being beaten up and Sam running away with the Brown Bess. All Tim wanted to really do was get the Brown Bess back to his father. I think he would have given Sam a beating if he could. He was really mad at Sam but not enough to kill him. It shows how Tim was torn between his father and his brother.

class222 said...

I think Tim was very very angry at Sam, but not enough to kill his own brother. I think he might have held the rifle up and pointed it at Sam, but nothing more. He just couldn't do it.