Analyzing Irene Hunt's Across Five Aprils

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The novel that I had picked was Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt. The reason why I had picked this novel is that it is a Civil War- causes, military leaders, and battles. Across Five Aprils is about a unforgettable story about a young kid whos name is Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War. In the beginning of the story Across Five Aprils Jethro doesn't have an understanding of what war is really about. During the war Abraham Lincoln in his worthy to keep Jethro brother and family out of trouble by law. Across Five Aprils then opens up by telling how Joseph Hooker who is before Robert E. Lee. The war had then escalated and taken to the point to where the author can no longer continue writing about the historical events of the Civil War. …show more content…

In the book called Across Five Aprils Jethro was forced to make difficult decisions in life, and had to face many hardship at his age that shouldn't have to be undergo. Across Five Aprils is a admirable book that leaves the decision to the reader to decide that being at their home was a better choice or being a soldier at war was best. Across Five Aprils takes place at Southern Illinois during American civil war, that was from April 1861 to April 1865, had hence the title Across Five Aprils. In Illinois was a very scattered group of people that was basically was made up of men, women, and their children which had moved to the south. Almost every family had fathers' who were fighting, sons' and brothers' fighting brothers'. Illinois had made friends to become their worsts enemies. The main character in Across Five Aprils is Jethro Creighton who is the youngest nine year old to be in the family. The book Across Five Aprils is also about how a family will adjusts and also survives in the civil

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