Dear Julio,
I have finished reading the book The Real Benedict Arnold. It seems more like a biography than a memoir, but the library told me it was a memoir. Benedict Arnold was a American Rebel leader during the Revolutionary War. He then became a traitor. Historians think this because Congress nor almost all of his coworkers during the war disliked him or discredited him.
Benedict Arnold was born on 1741. He was born to a rich family with a honorable family name. His only living sibling was his sister, Hannah. He attended school, and his plan was to go to a good school like Yale. There has always been uncertainty how Benedict looked or acted like.
In 1754, The French and Indian War started. This war between the French and English. This caused his father, a sailor, to have troubles trading. This stopped Arnold from going to school. After his mother died in 1759 by an unknown illness. After that, Benedict's father was arrested for being drunk. That was a big deal during this time because the main religion was Christianity. That means that drinking was illegal. If you did drink you would have to go to the church.
During this time, the Arnold family was in a financial crisis. Benedict had to sell his property and start off new. He opened a store. It was called B. Arnold Druggist Book Seller, Ect. From London Sibi Totique. Sibi totquw in latin means for himself and for all. When he started to earn a profit he was rising in the ranks of the town. A person he knew invited him to the Freemasons. This organization was to bring peace to the world. It was a very secretive group.
In the 1760s, Great Britain kept making acts that made the American people pay extra taxes for The French and Indian War. This made colonists mad, and some started a rebellion. On one day there were protesters in the street that were harassing British troops. The British troops then opened fire and killed several people. This became known as the Boston Massacre.
After that the war for independence really started. First the British wanted to take a weapons area but people from the militia made them retreat. Benedict then joined the war to glorify his family name again after what had happened to his dad. Even though he wanted to do this, he was very kind to the troops he commanded. If they were running out of food, he would use his own money to buy food for them. He would also encourage his troops to fight and would walk next to them during hard times. Even though he does this many other commanders took credit form him. Many historians believe they did this because they were jealous of his success. The add to that, they even told Congress lies that he doesn't fight, but he charges into battle unlike mast of them. Congress believed them and disliked Benedict. After many years of battling and lies about him, Benedict decided to join the British instead. He thought that the British would respect him more.
He died on June 14, 1801. Many Americans despised him for being a traitor, but no could say he wasn't a great commander.
Your friend,
Alexander Yan
Dear Alexander,
ReplyDeleteI really like your pattern of organization of how you write very perspective and neat. You also do a good job with vocabulary choices...keep it up. Is this your favorite memoir you read? How much do you rate this memoir? Can you tell me more information about Benedict Arnold? I suggest you next time write like characters: Plot: and all that..but you still did an amazing job.
From itay
Dear Alexander,
ReplyDeleteI like the way you did this. Next time just a little more describing like Itay said. Did you like this book Who would you recommend this to? What made you read this book?
Dear Itay,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment! This is not my favorite memoir I have read, but I would still rate it 5/5 for information, though.
Benedict Arnold was an American revolutionist for the American Revolution. He was in many battles like in the battle for the fort in Lake Chapman, or something with a name like that. Even thought he led his troops into battle he was discredited by other commanders who didn't even see the battlefield. They told Congress that he was a coward and just wanted fame by trying to win every battle whatever the cost, including his troops, for glory. Only half of that is true, he wanted glory, but he would help his troops in anyway possible. Lastly, thank you for the suggestion.
Your friend,
Alexander Yan
Dear Maria,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment and for the suggestion. I would recommed this book to anybody interested in how America came to being. I chose this book because it is about Benedict Arnold. He is a famous person in the many American history books out there. Once again, thank you for the comment.
Your friend,
Alexander Yan