Lapham, a silversmith. He is skinny and has light hair. Johnny is good-natured, hard-working, and well-liked, but he is also haughty and rude at times. After his hand is burned by some melted silver, Johnny must make a new life for himself as the American Revolution brews in Boston. Cilla is the pretty, intelligent daughter of Mrs. As part of Johnny's apprenticeship, it is agreed that he will marry her when she comes of age. However, this arrangement is cancelled when he burns his hand and is unable to continue with his career.
She is fiercely attached to her younger sister, Isannah. As she grows older, Cilla becomes a charming young woman with a talent for drawing. The youngest daughter of Mrs. Isannah is eight years old at the beginning of the novel. She has an angelic appearance that often draws comments from passers-by, a fact that eventually goes to her head. Adults love her, but Isannah has no scruples about lying and doesn't think very well for herself.
She is often taken care of by her older sister, Cilla. The eldest Lapham daughter. She eventually marries a British officer.
The sixteen-year-old daughter of Mrs. She is snooty and tries very hard to be 'elegant,' adopting the clothes and airs of women of higher social class. She elopes with Frizel, Junior, which results in Cilla being briefly betrothed to Mr. Lapham's father-in-law and the owner of the silversmith business. He is sometimes referred to as "Grandpa Lapham. As he has gotten older, he has become withdrawn and less interested in the business, which means Johnny often has to make decisions. It really isn't Dove's fault that Johnny's hand is burned—he only meant to damage the sugar basin.
Throughout the book, though, Dove remains totally clueless about the possible consequences of his actions. For example, he hangs out with Johnny and Rab and lets them get him drunk, knowing all the while that they're Whigs, and then he doesn't see the significance of all the information he gives Johnny about British troop movements on April 18, Johnny's treatment of Dove really lets us see developments in Johnny's character. First, Johnny bullies Dove, then he swears revenge, but by the time he encounters Dove again Johnny has moved so far away from his old life that he's able to feel protective toward Dove—though that doesn't stop him from taking advantage of Dove's cluelessness.
In a novel that leads up to a war, it's significant that Dove is nicknamed for a bird that is a symbol of peace. Dove is his horse boy and Lieutenant Stranger is his orderly. Colonel Smith goes on one of the first raids against the Minute Men. He teaches Johnny how to jump horses. Lieutenant Stranger writes letters of affection to Miss Lavinia Lyte, which tips off Johnny about when the troops will march.
Later, Lydia finds the contents of Lieutenant Stranger's letters in a wastebasket and shows them to Johnny. Johnny thinks about Sergeant Gale when he sees the first battle-wounded soldiers come back. Charles Latour: Johnny's father who was a French naval surgeon and prisoner of war, Charles Latour, or Charles Tremain, died of cholera before Johnny was born.
Pumpkin: A British foot soldier that works part time at the Lyte mansion, Mr. Pumkin is a secret Whig whose dream is to be a farmer in America. He makes a deal with Johnny to get some farmer's clothes and a way out to the countryside in exchange for his musket.
Later, Johnny sees a firing squad, and realizes that it is Mr. Pumpkin whom they are executing. Browse all BookRags Book Notes. Copyrights Johnny Tremain from BookRags. All rights reserved. Toggle navigation. Sign Up. Sign In. Get Johnny Tremain from Amazon. View the Study Pack. View the Lesson Plans. Table of Contents. Plot Summary. Major Characters. Topic Tracking: Friendship. Topic Tracking: Identity.
Topic Tracking: Pride. Chapter 1, Up and About. Chapter 2, The Pride of Your Power. Chapter 3, An Earth of Brass. Chapter 4, The Rising Eye. Chapter 5, The Boston Observer. Chapter 6, Salt-Water Tea. Chapter 7, The Fiddler's Bill. Chapter 8, A World to Come. Chapter 9, The Scarlet Deluge. Chapter 10, 'Disperse, Ye Rebels! Chapter 11, Yankee Doodle. This section contains 2, words approx. Print Word PDF. Johnny Tremain Major Characters Mrs. More summaries and resources for teaching or studying Johnny Tremain.
One of the leaders of the Revolutionary forces in Boston. The governor of Massachusetts. Governor Hutchinson refuses to send the tea ships back to London, which incites the Boston Tea Party. After the tea incident, he is called back to England.
The founder of the Boston Observers, a secret rebel organization that meets in Mr. A prominent Whig lawyer. A British officer stationed in Boston. Johnny keeps close tabs on his movements and reports back to the leaders of the Revolution. A kind and friendly British officer stationed in Boston. He develops a strained friendship with Johnny.
Bessie is an ardent Whig and a confidante of Samuel Adams, but she nonetheless remains loyal to her Tory employers. The black washerwoman at the Afric Queen, a tavern where many British officers sleep. Lydia is a rebel sympathizer who, because of her connection to the British soldiers, gathers information for the rebel forces. A British soldier stationed in Boston. Pumpkin wants to abandon his duties and buy a farm. Because he is poor, he can only achieve his dream in America.
Johnny helps him desert from the army, but Pumpkin is captured and executed. Sewall is kind and brave; he runs off to join the Minute Men. The British general placed in charge of the Boston troops once Governor Hutchinson is recalled to London. SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook.
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