Johnny Tremain | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Johnny Tremain - A fourteen-year-old orphan who apprentices as a silversmith.

Rab Silsbee - A printer's assistant and member of The Sons of Liberty.

Mr. Lapham - A master silversmith who takes on an apprentice.

Mrs. Lapham - The person who manages the silversmith apprentices.

Madge - Cheerful 18 year old who marries an English soldier.

Dorcas - A 16 year old who runs away to get married.

Cilla - One who is engaged to the main character and acts as caretaker for a younger sibling.

Isannah - A sickly child who is...
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