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Colonel Francis Smith
Lieutenant Stranger is second in command to Colonel Smith, and he and Johnny become friends over the course of the novel. This is in part because Stranger reminds Johnny of Rab with his dark hair and calm demeanor, but it’s also because—at least when horses are concerned—Stranger treats Johnny like an equal. Indeed, Stranger takes it in stride when Johnny makes Goblin spook and dump Stranger in a mud puddle, and he never once exercises his power to take Goblin after the incident. However, whenever they’re not on horseback, Stranger treats Johnny like an inferior, which confuses Johnny. Johnny fights his impulse to help and comfort Stranger when Stranger returns from the battles at Lexington and Concord injured, though by this point, Johnny has already realized that Stranger—and the British on the whole—are his enemies, not his friends.
Lieutenant Stranger Quotes in Johnny Tremain
The Johnny Tremain quotes below are all either spoken by Lieutenant Stranger or refer to Lieutenant Stranger. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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Johnny knew he longed to own [Goblin] himself. He could, any moment, by merely saying ‘commandeer.’ And Johnny knew he never would say it.
From that day he and Johnny spent hours together jumping or exercising horses. Johnny almost worshiped him for his skill and almost loved him, because, ever and anon, he looked so much like Rab; but still it was only where horses were concerned they were equals. Indoors he was rigidly a British officer and a ‘gentleman’ and Johnny an inferior. This shifting about puzzled Johnny. It did not seem to puzzle the British officer at all.
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Lieutenant Stranger Quotes in Johnny Tremain
The Johnny Tremain quotes below are all either spoken by Lieutenant Stranger or refer to Lieutenant Stranger. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 9
Quotes
Johnny knew he longed to own [Goblin] himself. He could, any moment, by merely saying ‘commandeer.’ And Johnny knew he never would say it.
From that day he and Johnny spent hours together jumping or exercising horses. Johnny almost worshiped him for his skill and almost loved him, because, ever and anon, he looked so much like Rab; but still it was only where horses were concerned they were equals. Indoors he was rigidly a British officer and a ‘gentleman’ and Johnny an inferior. This shifting about puzzled Johnny. It did not seem to puzzle the British officer at all.
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