And remember Isannah trading catechisms for candy? Take that down the slippery slope. It's worth pointing out that Miss Lavinia plans to turn Isannah into what she herself would have been if she had not been born wealthy; because Isannah is poor, she is vulnerable to Miss Lavinia's machinations.
Miss Lavinia is every bit as flirty and attention-seeking as Isannah, but she can afford to be—her position means that she'll never need to work as an actress or a prostitute , and her reputation is far more protected than Isannah's is. At the end of the novel, Isannah chooses to go to London with Miss Lavinia rather than remaining in Boston with Cilla.
She'll go" Isannah has already gone so far down the road of corruption that she might as well take it all the way back to London rather than staying with people who are fighting to form a new type of society.
Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By Esther Forbes. He is lazy and jealous of Johnny's skills as a silversmith. He is eventually fired and goes to work as a stable boy for Colonel Smith. Lapham's youngest apprentice. He is eleven years old at the start of the novel and looks up to Johnny. A fourteen-year-old apprentice to Mr. 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. A wealthy merchant and one of the most important men in Boston. He becomes a rebel leader and occasionally interacts with Johnny. Lorne: The printer of the Boston Observer, Mr.
Lorne is Rab's uncle-in-law. He is a quiet, thoughtful, and scholarly man. Although timid by nature, Mr. Lorne has the resolve to keep printing the pro-independence paper even though it can mean imprisonment or possibly death. Lorne: Rab's aunt and Mr.
Lorne's wife, Mrs. Lorne is small, warm-hearted woman with red hair, very un-Silsbee. She says she takes after her mother, who is a Wheeler.
She tells Johnny that all Silsbee men do not show what hurts them. Lorne treats Johnny kindly because she knows he is motherless. Doctor Warren: A young, competent doctor and one of the leaders of the Independence movement, Doctor Warren is Johnny's contact in reporting important information about the British. Near the end of the story, Doctor Warren surgically repairs Johnny's hand. James Otis: An old lawyer who was once the most respected senior spokesmen, James Otis is the founder of the Observers, but because he has been speaking as one losing his mind, he is ignored by the younger leaders, especially Sam Adams.
At the last meeting of the Observers, however, Otis gives a rousing speech saying that they are fighting for freedom everywhere, so that a man can stand up. Before Johnny's accident, Dusty is taken to idolizing him. After Mr. Tweedie takes over the silver shop, Johnny finds out that Dusty ran off to be a cabin boy on a ship. Madge: Mrs. Lapham's eldest daughter, in the beginning, Madge is a plump eighteen year old with a merry personality. Later on, she refuses to be married to Mr.
Tweedie, and instead gets engaged to a tough British soldier, Sergeant Gale. Dorcas: Mrs. Lapham's second daughter, Dorcas is two years younger than Madge, similarly built, but more into being refined and elegant. Later on, when Mr. Tweedie picks her as his intended bride, Dorcas runs off to marry Frizel, Junior. Jehu: Mr. John Hancock's horse boy of African descent, Jehu twice gives coins to Johnny--first, when John Hancock leaves the Lapham silver shop and second, when Johnny is denied a job from Hancock's office.
Tweedie: A journeyman silversmith from Baltimore, Mr. Percival Tweedie is nearly forty years old and a bachelor. After Johnny's injury, Mrs. Lapham takes in Mr. Tweedie as a partner in the silver shop, with a promise to give him one of her daughters for marriage. Tweedie picks Dorcas over Madge, but after Dorcas runs off with Frizel, Junior, he wants to wait for Cilla to become of age. Not happy with that arrangement, Mrs. Lapham ends up marrying Mr.
Tweedie herself. Johnny thinks that Mr. Tweedie is cowardly. Webb twins: Young boys who work for Mr. Lorne at the Boston Observer office, the Webb twins are timid, and usually keep to themselves. One day at the butcher shop, the butcher's son picks on them. This causes Rab and Johnny to come to their rescue, ensuing in a big brawl. Johnny is surprised that Rab can fight so well. Lapham's two eldest girls, Madge and Dorcas. Refusing to marry Mr. Tweedie, Dorcas runs off to get engaged with Frizel, Junior.
Sewall: A clerk in Merchant Lyte's office and also his nephew, Sewall is always taking orders from his uncle. He seems to have a peculiar interest in his cousin, Miss Lavinia Lyte. Governor Hutchinson: The conservative governor of Massachusetts, Governor Hutchinson is a Tory who is afraid of disobeying the King's orders by sending the tea ships back to England, and is afraid of confronting the colonists. His relaxed rule over the colonists leads to his removal. Josiah Quincy offers his services for free because he is a member of the Sons of Liberty.
They take delight in humbling notorious Tories like Merchant Lyte. Lorne baby: Mr. Lorne's infant child, the baby boy is a regular Silsbee--long, strong, and does not complain. Johnny takes a liking to the baby and calls him Rabbit probably because he is so much like Rab.
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