Justin
Danh
Ms.
Palmiotto
Johnny
Tremain Essay
“The Power of Money”
When a person has money it can change
the way they act. In Johnny Tremain,
money strengthens Johnny’s pride by giving him the satisfaction of offering
gifts to others and it also gives him something that he can call his own. Not only does money boost his confidence, it
also makes him a better person.
Johnny Tremain must be a decent person
if he buys gifts for others. Johnny went
to a stationer’s, “Next he bought pastel crayons, but he passionately regretted
all those squabs because he had no money left to get her drawing paper.”
(p.60) Johnny finally has enough money
to buy a gift for Cilla. This
demonstrates that Johnny must care for Cilla for the reason that he buys her a
present with his own money. Johnny shows
his good personality through endowment giving.
Johnny never really has anything he
can call his own. “He hadn’t liked it
when Jehu had referred to him as ‘a boy with broken shoes’, so he bought new
shoes and his new shoes fitted to a nicety.” (p.60) Johnny must have felt depressed about the
statement that Jehu made. Johnny most
likely feels proud after he gets himself a new pair of shoes. Johnny must be glad that he has his own possession
that appears not broken.
Johnny acts like a different person
when he has money. Because of money he
goes through countless changes. His
pride be effected the majority. Johnny
changes from an arrogant silversmith to a giving man with a burned hand.