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Fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain is a silversmith’s apprentice in Revolutionary-era Boston. He lives with an elderly master silversmith, Mr. Lapham, and two other apprentices. Rounding out the bustling household is Mr. Lapham’s daughter-in-law and able housekeeper, Mrs. Lapham, and her four daughters. Johnny has a special status within the Lapham house because he is considered the most talented young silversmith in Boston, and his skill brings in enough money to comfortably support the family. Johnny’s time is deemed so valuable that he is not forced to take part in the menial chores that the other two apprentices, eleven-year- old Dusty and sixteen-year-old Dove, are expected to perform. Proud and arrogant, Johnny lets his special position in the household go to his head: he insults the other boys for their clumsy mistakes and orders them around as if they were his servants. Mr. Lapham, a pious Christian, disapproves of Johnny’s arrogance. One day at breakfast he asks Johnny to read aloud some Bible verses regarding the sin of pride. Johnny acknowledges the rebuke but fails to rein in his arrogance. Johnny’s relationship with Dove and Dusty is strained, but he is on friendly terms with the four Lapham daughters, particularly the two younger girls, Priscilla and Isannah. Mrs. Lapham wants Johnny to marry one of her daughters so that the silver business will stay within the family when Johnny takes it over. Priscilla, known as Cilla, is considered the most appropriate match, because her two older sisters, Madge and Dorcas, are too old, and the youngest, Isannah, is too sickly. Fourteen-year-old Cilla and Johnny interact primarily through good-natured insults, but these reveal a mutual fondness. The lion’s share of Cilla’s affection, however, is reserved for the ethereal-looking eight-year-old Isannah, whom Cilla loves and protects with a fierce passion. In an exciting turn for the Lapham silver shop, the wealthy and powerful merchant John Hancock orders a sugar basin to match an existing tea set. Though Mr. Lapham was the original craftsman of the tea set, he is now old and doubtful that he can duplicate the skill of his youth, and so is reluctant to accept the job. Johnny, eager to work with such a beautiful design, accepts the job on his master’s behalf. Johnny struggles to design the handles for the sugar basin, but is continually dissatisfied with his attempts. After one particularly grueling session at the kiln, Cilla approaches Johnny in the middle of the night and asks him to accompany her to the wharf with Isannah. Isannah, she explains, is feeling sick and can only be soothed by the cool, fresh sea air. While they sit alone in the deserted night, Johnny feels intense intimacy with the girls, and reveals a secret he has never before told anyone. He explains that he is related to Jonathan Lyte, a wealthy Boston merchant. Before his mother died, he tells Cilla, she gave him a silver cup marked with the Lyte family coat of arms. Johnny’s mother told him to keep the cup hidden and never to approach the Lytes unless he was in serious trouble and had no other recourse. Johnny shows the cup to Cilla, but only after she promises to keep it a secret. Analysis Johnny Tremain is not only a coming-of-age story, but also a work of historical fiction that provides a vivid portrayal of pre-Revolutionary Boston. We immediately learn that education was not compulsory in colonial Boston, nor was it common except among the upper classes. Although the literacy rate was higher in the colonies than in England, a person outside the upper class was considered highly educated with only the ability to read, write, and perform simple arithmetic. Johnny is deemed extremely well educated because he can read without stumbling. Unless a child came from a wealthy family, his or her labor was needed to support the family financially. For example, the son of a shopkeeper or a skilled artisan would enter into his father’s trade as soon as he was capable of carrying out simple tasks, and a daughter would begin helping her mother with housework as soon as she could walk. Families without a business of their own would pay skilled artisans to take their sons in as apprentices. In return for the valuable training that the apprentice received, for seven years all products of his labor belonged to his master. After those seven years, the apprentice became a master and could set up his own shop. Johnny Tremain illuminates the characteristics of the institution of marriage in colonial America. The customs regarding marriage were less rigid among the middle and lower classes, but class and economics still heavily affected marriage rituals. For example, Mrs. Lapham is eager to marry one of her daughters to Johnny because, as the most talented apprentice, he will inevitably inherit the silver shop. Whether Johnny actually loves one of her daughters, or any of them love him back, is not really an important consideration in this economic arrangement. Johnny takes it as a matter of course that his mistress wants him to marry one of her daughters, as it is a common occurrence for a good apprentice to marry into his master’s family and business.

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。高齢者マスター シカゴ、氏 Lapham および 2 つの他の弟子たちと共に暮らしています。賑やかな家庭を丸め、彼女の 4 人の娘とできる家政婦、ミセス Lapham 氏 Lapham の義理の娘。 ジョニーは、ラップの特別なステータス

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Senior citizens live with master Chicago, Mr. Lapham and two other disciples. Housekeeper and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham's Lapham's daughter-in-law, rounding out the bustling household. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。高齢者は、シカゴ、氏 Lapham および 2 つの他の弟子たち、マスターと一緒に暮らします。 家政婦と彼女の 4 娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham の嫁、賑やかな家庭を丸めします。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Elderly, Chicago, Mr. Lapham and live with two disciples, master. Bride's maid and her 4 daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham, a bustling home to recommend. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。 高齢者、シカゴ、氏 Lapham、二人の弟子、マスターと一緒に暮らします。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham、ホームをお勧めする賑やかな。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Live with the elderly, Chicago, Mr. Lapham, two disciples, master. We recommend Brides Maid and her 4 daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham, home buzzing. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。高齢者、シカゴ、氏 Lapham、2 つの弟子、マスターと一緒に住んでいます。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham は賑やかなホームをお勧めします。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. She lives with an elderly, Chicago, Mr. Lapham, two disciples, master. Bride's maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham recommend home buzzing. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。彼女はシカゴ、氏 Lapham、2 つの弟子、マスター、高齢者と一緒に住んでいます。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham はホームの賑やかなお勧めします。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. She has lived with Chicago, Mr. Lapham, two disciples, master, senior citizens. Bride's maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham lively home is recommended. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。彼女はシカゴ、氏 Lapham、二人の弟子、マスター、高齢者と住んでいます。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham の賑やかな家をお勧めします。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. She has lived in Chicago, Mr. Lapham, two disciples, master, an elderly and. We recommend the bustling home of the bride's maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。彼女はシカゴさん Lapham、二人の弟子、マスター、高齢者に住んでいると。賑やかなお勧めします花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham のホーム。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. She is Ms. Lapham of Chicago, and two of his disciples, master, senior citizens live in. The home of lively we recommend Brides Maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。彼女はシカゴのさん Lapham と 2 つの彼の弟子、マスター、高齢者が住みます。花嫁メイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham お勧めの賑やかなホームです。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. She resides in Lapham's Chicago and two of his disciples, master, senior citizens. Is a lively home recommend Brides Maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。彼女は Lapham のシカゴと彼の弟子たちは、マスター、高齢者の 2 つに存在します。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham 活気あるホームがお勧めです。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Her master Lapham of Chicago and his disciples, exists in two of the elderly. Bride's maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham lively home is recommended. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。シカゴの彼女のマスター Lapham および彼の弟子は、高齢者の 2 つに存在します。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham の賑やかな家をお勧めします。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples are aged two. We recommend the bustling home of the bride's maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者 2 です。賑やかなお勧めします花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham のホーム。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples is aged two. The home of lively we recommend Brides Maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者の 2 つです。花嫁メイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham お勧めの賑やかなホームです。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples are aged two. Is a lively home recommend Brides Maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者 2 です。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham 活気あるホームがお勧めです。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples is aged two. Bride's maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham lively home is recommended. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者の 2 つです。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham の賑やかな家をお勧めします。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples are aged two. We recommend the bustling home of the bride's maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者 2 です。賑やかなお勧めします花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham のホーム。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples is aged two. The home of lively we recommend Brides Maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者の 2 つです。花嫁メイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham お勧めの賑やかなホームです。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples are aged two. Is a lively home recommend Brides Maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者 2 です。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham 活気あるホームがお勧めです。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples is aged two. Bride's maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham lively home is recommended. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者の 2 つです。花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham の賑やかな家をお勧めします。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples are aged two. We recommend the bustling home of the bride's maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者 2 です。賑やかなお勧めします花嫁のメイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham のホーム。チョ

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14-year-old Johnny Tremaine is a silversmith's apprentice in Boston of the revolutionary era. Lapham of Chicago of her master and his disciples is aged two. The home of lively we recommend Brides Maid and her four daughters, Mrs. Lapham Lapham. Jo

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14 歳のジョニー トレメインは革命的な時代のボストンで銀細工師の弟子です。Lapham のシカゴの彼女のマスターと彼の弟子たちは、高齢者の 2 つです。花嫁メイドと彼女の 4 人の娘、夫人 Lapham Lapham お勧めの賑やかなホームです。チョ