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xhcoxbrittneyx
xhcoxbrittneyx
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High School - 9th Grade

In the book Johnny Tremain, why does Johnny vow to get even with Dove?

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Posted by xhcoxbrittneyx on Saturday August 29, 2009 at 4:37 PM and tagged with characters, dove, johnny, johnny tremain, plot.

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  1. leahkirby789
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    High School - 11th Grade

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    Johnny Tremain vows to get even with Dove because Dove, another silver smith apprentice, purposefully hands Johnny a cracked crucible hoping something bad will happen.  When Johnny takes the crucible from him it breaks and melted silver burns his hand.  When Johnny's bandages are removed it is revealed that his thumb and index finger have grown together. With this life long injury Johnny loses his job as a silver smith.

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    Posted by leahkirby789 on Thursday September 10, 2009 at 2:02 PM