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        <title><![CDATA[According to historical records for the city of Redding, Connecticut,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[According to historical records for the city of Redding, Connecticut, Tom Warrups' grandfather's name was Chief Chickens Warrups.As presented in the novel &quot;My Brother Sam Is Dead&quot;, Tom Warrups is an American Indian who lives on Mr. Read's land.  Mr. Read is a Patriot, but Tom runs errands for Mr. Heron, who is a Tory, so the main character, Tim Meeker, does not know where Tom's loyalties lie.  Tom Warrups does allow Tim's brother...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What was Tom Warrups' grandfather's name in &quot;My Brother Sam Is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What was Tom Warrups' grandfather's name in &quot;My Brother Sam Is Dead&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:08:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Within the first four chapters, the Revolutionary War served as a way to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Within the first four chapters, the Revolutionary War served as a way to cause divisions among the common people. Divisions were made through the characters decisions of whether to remain loyal to England or to support the Patriots in their cause. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:37:45 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The war has torn the Meeker family apart, and Mrs. Meeker is not about...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The war has torn the Meeker family apart, and Mrs. Meeker is not about to let Tim, her only remaining son, get involved in it too.  The Meeker family is entangled in both sides of the war - Tim's brother Sam is fighting for the rebel cause, while his father, Life Meeker, is a loyalist.  Eventually, Life Meeker is arrested by the very army that his son Sam is fighting for, and with his disappearance and possible death, Mrs. Meeker is left...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:01:57 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[yes all of the Meekers were at their house (the Tarven)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[yes all of the Meekers were at their house (the Tarven)]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:49:30 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why does Mrs. Meeker refuse to let Tim help Captain Betts in &quot;My...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why does Mrs. Meeker refuse to let Tim help Captain Betts in &quot;My Brother Sam Is Dead&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:43:53 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the first four chapters of My Brother Sam is Dead, how did the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the first four chapters of My Brother Sam is Dead, how did the Revolutionary War affect the common people?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:05:41 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[yes where else would they be]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[yes where else would they be]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:13:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If the setting was in Reading Connecticut was the family all at...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If the setting was in Reading Connecticut was the family all at Mr.Meeker`s house &#160;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:09:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The conflict in the novel is between the father  Eliphalet Meeker the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The conflict in the novel is between the father  Eliphalet Meeker the owner of the Meeker Tavern and the eldest son Sam Meeker.The father is a Tory, a conservative who wishes to avoid trouble for his family by being loyal to the British Government and the King. Sam is a rebel and he has enlisted with the Rebel army. His dream is freedom from British rule and an  independent American nation The father has experienced the harsh realities of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:37:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sam fights with his father because he becomes a soldier for the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sam fights with his father because he becomes a soldier for the Revolutionaries. Unfortunately, his father is a Loyalist and opposes Sam's decision. The argument Sam has with his father spurs on his decision to go away, and Sam doesn't return until later to visit his girlfriend.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:55:57 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In &quot;My Brother Sam Is Dead,&quot; what is the event which triggers...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In &quot;My Brother Sam Is Dead,&quot; what is the event which triggers the conflict in the Meeker family?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:30:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[William Heron is a mysterious character in the book.  He comes into the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[William Heron is a mysterious character in the book.  He comes into the tavern and asks Tim to deliver some letters for him.  Tim's father refuses to let him deliver the letters but Tim decides to deliver the letters for Mr. Heron anyway and makes a plan to conceal his activities from his father.  It is unclear whether Heron is a spy for the loyalists, Tories, or for the rebels.  Heron is actually based on a real character who was a...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:07:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who is William Heron in &quot;My Brother Sam Is Dead&quot;?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Who is William Heron in &quot;My Brother Sam Is Dead&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 15:40:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mr. Beach &quot;like(s) peace&quot;.  He tells Sam, &quot;God meant man...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mr. Beach &quot;like(s) peace&quot;.  He tells Sam, &quot;God meant man to obey.  He meant children to obey their fathers, he meant men to obey their kings&quot;. He espouses loyalty and thinks young men shouldn't question the King.  Mr. Beach thinks that agitators &quot;can always manage to stir up the passions of the people for a week or so, but it never lasts&quot;.  He is against the young men fighting against England, and believes...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:14:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Mr. Beach feel about young men fighting against England in My...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does Mr. Beach feel about young men fighting against England in My Brother Sam is Dead?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:50:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The bullet is removed from the wounded Rebel messenger, and he tells the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The bullet is removed from the wounded Rebel messenger, and he tells the people in the tavern that Captain Benedict Arnold will be bringing his army through Redding in order to pursue the British. Tim hopes he will see Sam since Arnold is the leader of Sam's troop. Then several Rebel officers run in the tavern, one of whom is Benedict Arnold. Tim runs to the soldiers and asks about Sam, and the two brothers have a tearful reunion.

Tim tells...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What happens in chapter 11?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What happens in chapter 11?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tim grows as a character from blind faith in his father and the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Tim grows as a character from blind faith in his father and the Revolution into a teenager who is more in touch with his father's failings and the reality of the war.

Here is an excerpt from here at eNotes that should help you understand the progress of the character.  You can learn more about Tim, Sam, and Life Meeker as well as other literary elements by visiting the link below.

"Fourteen-year-old Tim Meeker idolizes both his brother and...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2007 19:22:39 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I need to find out about Tim Meeker and how he changes from the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I need to find out about Tim Meeker and how he changes from the beginning to the end of the story.]]></description>
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