Character Analysis: My Brother Sam Is Dead

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“My Brother Sam is Dead” CER Paragraph The incidents that provoke Tim to lie to his father are when he wants to brag to Sam and because he is jealous of Sam. In the book, Tim lies to his father about going to deliver a message for Mr. Heron and says he is going fishing. For example,on page sixty-nine, Tim states, “Carrying letters down to Fairfield would give me something to boast about to Sam.” In other words, Tim lied because he didn't want to spend his whole summer doing tedious chores with no exciting adventures to brag about to Sam. He also wanted to boost his ego in front of Sam and have adventures like he did. In addition, Tim lies to his father because he is jealous of Sam. Tim is jealous of Sam because he tells great stories about