· Deacon Bogle led men from Stony Gut and Torrington to Morant Bay.
· Deacon Bogle intervened in the court case of the Stony Gut man by appealing the verdict and putting up money for bail.
· The Stony Gut man ran into the crowd of men in front of the court house to escape punishment.
· Grandpa Joe was still resistant about Bogle’s method of confrontation.
· Japheth admired Bogle’s poise as a leader
· A lot of military language is used
· Japheth gives a brief history of the warrior spirit in the mountain men
· The dynamics of Grandpa and Japheth’s relationship played out- caring, rough at points, close/intimate, friends, adventurous.
· Grandpa confronts Paul Bogle at his chapel- warns him of the coming trouble with the Militia men
· Grandpa learns Charlie Murray, his son is in Morant Bay.
Themes to be examined: Love and Family Relationship, Rebellion
Some Figurative Language
Ø Onomatopoeia- “ boom boom boom of the drums”pg 17
Ø Personification-“ I am a man of lightning” pg 18
Ø Imagery-“ They sang the road hymn in a way that matched the fighting tune, and you marched with them with your chin up and trumpets sounding in your head.” Pg 18 (visual imagery)
Ø Simile- “Their sticks went in and out like snakes’ tongues, beating back the constables” pg 20
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