April Morning

Our Class watched the movie April Morning. I t was a very good movie. The movie was about a war between colonists and the British. This war started because the king would tax the colonist on goods. However, the colonists thought that this was unfair because it was taxation without representation. The setting was in Boston, Lexington on April 18 1776. The movie showed the life of a fifteen year old boy. That went to war and had lost his father in the war. It was mostly about this one particular family and how this one character Adam becomes a man. The movie mainly shows what happened up to the Revolution and a little bit into the Revolution.

When all the men in the town went to a meeting, Solomon Chandler said “what is peace without dignity?” When he said those words, he meant that the British couldn’t cheat because if anyone did and finally got peace then they wouldn’t have there dignity. The British are getting peace in the wrong way and they won’t have their self-respect. They got what they wanted; however is it really worth it because you have achieved it the wrong way.

When Solomon Chandler was at the meeting he also said “what is peace without honor.” There are many different ways of interpreting what this means exactly. He meant that the British are fighting for an unjust and unfair cause. They are losing all respect from the colonists. In the end, the British are going to have peace; however they will no longer be respected from the colonists and have gained a reputation that will no longer be trusted. Solomon Chandler also said “the Kings idea of peace is Slavery.” He means that the king thinks that there is no peace without slavery.

Adam went to sleep a boy and woke up as a man for many different reasons. One reason is because he fought in the war. Back then only man were able to fight. Fighting for the war is a big step into becoming a man because he risked his life to fight for his country. That shows that he is very brave and he can do what he sets his mind to. Also, he shows courage because he risked his life while others would not even bother to. Adam faced the danger