My Brother Sam Is Dead By James Lincoln Collier

Isaac Eis 1

Mrs. Justus

English 7

5/23/24

My Brother Sam Is Dead

“War is like a giant machine that no one really knows how to run and when it gets out of control and when it gets out of control it eats everything in its path.” by James Lincoln Collier.

James Lincoln Collier is a successful, smart(qa), and serious(alliteration) writer who made books that can still be loved and enjoyed today. James Lincoln Collier was born on June 27, 1928. Surprisingly(#3), Collier is still alive today at 95 years old. Collier's family consists of a brother, who helped Collier write many books, and a mother and father, who supported their son. Collier graduated from Hamilton College. While(#5) at college, Collier edited newspaper articles, which led to

Amazingly(#3), the protagonist is a young boy named Tim, who is gullible(qa), brave, strong, and often jealous of others(w/w). Tim’s foil is his father, Life, who is a stout, strong, and stubborn (alliteration) man. Tim’s other foil is his brother Sam, a stubborn, mature, intelligent teenager. Throughout (#2) the book, Tim deals with his antagonist, his choice of which side to support (sv) during the war. The minor characters are Tim's mother, Sam's girlfriend, and Tim's helpful friend. My Brother Sam Is Dead is about a boy living during the American Revolution. 2. Throughout My Brother Sam Is Dead, Tim deals with many problems. At the beginning of the book,(#2)Tim's brother Sam runs off to war. While Sam fights in the war,(#5) Tim has to run the farm by himself. When Sam arrives back in Redding, Sam and his father fight and Sam is almost accidentally(ly) killed by Tim in an accidental(qa) gunshot. Tim and his father travel to a larger town to collect supplies. Unfortunately,(#3)Tim's father is captured by rebel soldiers. Later, Tim and his mother find out life died from sickness on a slave ship. After Tim's father's doleful, depressing, death,(alliteration) Sam and the soldiers arrive in Redding, where they plan on staying(asia). Depressingly, Sam is put in jail for a false accusation of being a cattle thief and is supposed to be executed. Sadly, Tim's problems may lead to the

Unfortunately,(#3) Tim fails, and Sam prepares for execution. Depressingly, Tim walks home to grab his mother but she refuses and falls into a state of staring at a fire and drinking alcohol. While(#5) trying to understand(sv) his mother's sudden trance, Tim walks to the execution, where unfortunately Sam dies(asia). The moral of the book is that avoiding war can lead to a halcyon(qa) harmonious happy(alliteration) life. Even though Sam dies, Tim eventually moves on and marries a girl and has a family. James Lincoln Collier wrote the amazing book of my brother Sam is dead and the book is still loved and enjoyed