The Metamorphosis of Johnny Tremain :: Tremain

The Metamorphosis of insurgent Tremain   Johnny Tremain is like a butterfly he went through a transformation. Johnny Tremain is a book by Esther Forbes about a crippled boy during the American Revolution and the events he endures. Johnny Tremain was a very dynamic character because flock and events affected him.   People turn main characters in many books. Johnny Tremain is no exception. In Johnnys case it was the Lyte and the Lapham families. Both the Lapham family and the Lyte family believably did not mean to change Johnny, but they did. Johnny was orphaned after his mother died but was able to stay in the Laphams house and to be an apprentice to Mr. Lapham, an elderly silver smith who educated Johnny in this art. He was always Mr. Laphams favorite because Johnny was the finest apprentice out of the three that were there until Dove, one of the apprentices, passed Johnny a crack crucible. Johnnys thumb then got grown into his palm when he healed. After the injury, Mr. Lapham and the whole family found Johnny useless and queer (because of his thumb). Dont touch me Dont touch me with that dreadful sink Issanah squealed. After then Johnny grasped the fact that he went from the top to the bottom in a matter of days. It taught him that nothing is forever. Furthermore, Mrs. Lapham a widowed mother of four, was probably the cruelest Lapham of all, after he got crippled. She told him that he was only good for picking rags. She also virtually shooed Johnny out of the house. This made Johnny go find a better life outside of the Laphams shop. It also taught him to be independent. There is usually more than one family that changes a dynamic character like Johnny. The Lyte family also helped Johnny in his transformation. The Lytes are Johnnys rich relatives that claim they are not related to Johnny. Johnny has a silver cup to prove his relation, but the Lytes still sweep any relation to Johnny and claim that he stole the cup fro m them. When Johnny was first looking for a job, he thought he could go to the Lytes and ask for some money.