Johnny Tremain Essay In the face of adversity, our character can change extremely. Ester Forbes writes about this example in her book, Johnny Tremain, which takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1773, during the revolutionary war. As we read the book, we see Johnny facing many obstacles and problems causing him to start a different and new life. However, Johnny encounters bad luck, but he learns to understand his problems better and accepts them. Johnny Tremain …showed first 75 words of 532 total…

…showed last 75 words of 532 total…He learned many important factors from it. With the help of adversity he learns more about life and gets more involved, becomes more daring and brave, and most importantly forgiveness. Without adversity to make us struggle to be stronger with our lives, we will never learn and be able to live in the harsh, real world of what we have. Without adversity, Johnny probably wouldn’t be able to survive his harsh, cruel world either.