The narrator is Adam Cooper, a 15-year-old who lives in Lexington in 1775, he tells of his life and surroundings. He is criticized by his father for laziness and disrespect all the time. Adam confides in his mother and grandmother of how he thinks his father hates him. Joseph Simmons, a relative, is introduced at dinnertime. He stops in and has a bite to eat before the committee meeting. Adam, at 15, is a year too young to participate in the committee that night. After his father refuses to let him go to the meeting, Adam goes to see his only true friend, Ruth Simmons, son of Joseph. After a short walk, we find that Ruth and Adam are in love. Later that night, Adam hears his father talking about the meeting. There was much discussion about the looming British threat. Adam's mother tells Moses, his father, of how he feels. Moses explains to her that he just wants to toughen him up and he really does love him. Adam cries silently in his room. His father finishes his talk of the......
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