Johnny, Dove, and Dusty are all apprentices training to become silversmiths, their master is Mr.Lamphan who is married to Mrs.Lamphan and they have have four daughters Isannah, Cilla, Dorcas, and Madge. Johnny Tremain is a 14 year old boy who has been serving the Lamphan’s for two years. He is rather skinny and is already determined to marry Cilla when their older, after Johnny has served for 7 years. Johnny is hardworking and reliable many people like him except him and Dove don’t get along. Then a wealthy man by the name of Hancock comes to ask the silversmiths to fix his Sugar Basin for his wife that Mr. Lamphan had originally made. They accept and Johnny is required to help fix it. Johnny works extra hard and because it is so important