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Paul Revere: Fact v. Fiction Block 37 (Differences (poem Revere gets to…
Paul Revere: Fact v. Fiction Block 37
Similarities
Warship Somerset keeping Boston hostage JB
other boats as well MP
"String of boats" BrB
muffled oar GH
1 if by land, 2 if by sea JC
How many lanterns to hang EW
both talk about minutemen BrB
Same objectives HD
Rode horse to L & C GH
Differences
(poem)Graveyard below church, not in book JB
lanterns signaled Revere poem; book lanterns signaled Charlestown MP
Book mentioned Lydia KD
Description of Somerset's spar
poem Revere gets to Concord; book - he doesn't HD
Revere was caught by British HD
book Newman has to sneak out of house past British; poem - just sexton w/ lanterns BrB
No mention of Adams & Hancock in poem JC
British secret plan (book); poem - no plan mentioned EI
"The Regulars are out" v. inferred that he hollered "The British are coming" MP
JB - disagreed. Video clip said this, not poem.
Why does Longfellow make him a hero? EI
If British had gotten there w/o warning, America wouldn't have been ready. JB
Got started w/ Paul Revere JB
He tried & plan was important in history HD
Closer to that time. MP
More accurate (believed). Poems believed back then. MP
disagree: Paul Revere thought to have made it. JC
Most saw him as a hero. JC
Most didn't know facts. BrB
Some knew his plan, and people thought he did it b/c all facts not known. HD
Hero or Not?
BrB - No, he never made it to Concord.
After capture, he didn't do much to help situation. MP
EW - Disagree: Not his fault he was captured. He alerted the ones who alerted Concord.
JC - Agree w/ not: Captured & not one to warn Concord. Dawes & Prescott able to get away.
Still Dawes & Prescott who did it. JC
Doesn't matter that he got caught. Leader who was caught, but others carried through. GH
Was the one to see lanterns & warn Lexington GH
Revere came up w/ the plan (hero) MP
Showed bravery at some points, but not always BrB
Disagree: He risked getting shot if Brits knew what he did. GH
He didn't follow through, but all towns ready. GH
Disagree w/ GH: Didn't follow through with his plan MP
No heroism: He could have run from patrol but didn't. JC
His plan, but he didn't complete it. Others did. BrB