The Year of the Hangman
By Gary Blackwood
Main Conflict
Creighton wants to be loyal to Britain but, after being kidnapped and shipped to America, sees that the Americans are smart and well educated and the British are mean and want to steal the Patriot's possessions so he ends up siding with the Americans.
Setting
Place: New Orleans (not owned by Americans at the time)
Time: 1777
Characters
- Creighton- a snobby rich boy that is taken to America and gets a reality check.
- Dr. Franklin- takes in Creighton and teaches him that the Americans aren't buffoons.
- Sophie- lives with Dr. Franklin and becomes friends with Creighton.
- Peter- sidekick of Dr. Franklin and Arnold, saves Creighton multiple times.
Event 1
Creighton gets kidnapped and taken to America (pages 13-14).
This is important because this is what led to Creighton meeting Dr. Franklin who shows him that the Americans aren't buffoons.
Event 2
Creighton meets Dr. Franklin (pages 84-85).
This is important because, as mentioned earlier, Dr. Franklin is the one that makes Creighton realize that the Americans aren't buffoons.
Event 3
Creighton frees the Colonel and Lieutenant Hale, only to be hit in the head by the Colonel's gun (pages 145-146).
This is important because it makes Creighton dislike the Colonel and Britain more than before.
Event 4
Dr. Franklin's printing shop is sent ablaze by a Brit pretending to be an Indian (pages 168-173).
This is important because Dr. Franklin died trying to save his prints and he had become a good friend of Creighton's, so now Creighton just downright hates Britain and wants nothing to do with them.
Event 5
The British did not kill Creighton's Father, unlike what they lead on, and instead locked him up. When the Colonel dies, he gives up his location and Creighton, Arnold, and Peter, all go to save him at St. Marks.
This is important because, if Creighton didn't hate Britain enough, now he has his father, who also hates Britain, by his side.