Authors Note~ This is my comparative essay. In each paragraph I am comparing and contrasting my book the Soldier's Secret to actual events in the Revolutionary War.
Courage, Bravery, and Strength. Without these three traits there is no way you could be apart of the Revolutionary War. The men, or should I say men and woman who fought in this war had all of the above. Especially the young woman who goes by the name a Deborah Sampson. We are introduced to this extraordinary women in the novel Soldier's Secret. This book is written by Shelia Solomon Klass, she is helps fill in the blanks for us to create Deborah's character. Almost as if Deborah wrote it using her own words. The events that happened felt almost to real. Though that would be impossible considering the fact it is an historical fiction. Though the events were still pretty similar. Even though there are some similarities between the events there are also many differences.
The differences aren’t to drastic. For example in the book The Boston Tea Party was a little more exciting for Deborah than many other people in town because it was the night before her birthday. The only real difference was the feelings through this event. In the actual event the man were more excited about it because they understood politics. Since women were not allowed to understand politics the weren't filled with as much glee. Then there's Deborah a young women who lived for adventure doing all she was not allowed and sneaking around the town over hearing the men's intriguing conversations about this glorious event she was extremely happy. Some similarities include the tactics that Paul Revere and John Hancock. These two men led eighty other men dressed as Indians to the English boats. This was true the mean disguised themselves as Natives to sneak on board the ships to sabotage their tea because of tax. They became heroes after such deed. That's what led Deborah to think why couldn't she dress as a man to fight in the war and become a heron. Well the thought took her to some forbidden places.
She took herself looking like a hansom young man to sign up for the war. For her this was a simple task. There was no wife, or mother, or children to beg for her to not go. She had no family to worry about hurting. She knew the consequences for getting caught so she had to be extra careful. It was harder to be a women in the war because she had to learn how to be a man. Plus she had to try not to fall in love with her many tent mates. She had to take care of her womanly friend with out making anyone suspicious. For the normal men all they had to do was fight. They didn't have to worry about hiding there true self.
This book and the characters are fictional that doesn't mean it didn't feel real. The way that the characters reacted to one another. The picture was clear and you were able to understand each scene clearly like you were there standing in the middle of the battle field. This book was able to paint a picture more vivid than any old textbook could. It mad you want to learn about the extra events that were just mentioned so you could understand the background better.
As you can see there are plenty of differences as well as similarities between the events in the book and the real events that actually occurred. Though I think Deborah's side was more exciting and adventures. Also they are both very interesting and make you want to learn more about the Revolutionary War. The way it made me.
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