Paul Revere Character Analysis in Johnny Tremain

Paul Revere is one of the best silversmiths in Boston; he’s also a member of the Boston Observers and runs a spy network of his own. Johnny greatly admires the silversmith and asks him for help with Mr. Hancock’s sugar basin; he’s struck not only by Mr. Revere’s skill, but his willingness to speak to a young apprentice like he’s an equal. This quality earns Mr. Revere Johnny’s loyalty, and Johnny continues to carry messages and spy for him over the course of the novel. Mr. Revere cares deeply about the Patriots’ cause and is even willing to put himself in danger to support its aims, as when he boards a ship during the Boston Tea Party to supervise. A skilled rider, he often rides out of Boston to warn neighboring towns about the British soldiers’ movements. Indeed, on the night before the battles at Lexington and Concord, Mr. Revere manages to warn enough Minute Men about the impending British march that the Minute Men emerge victorious after the first day of fighting.

Paul Revere Character Timeline in Johnny Tremain

The timeline below shows where the character Paul Revere appears in Johnny Tremain. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...pleased with it. So, on Friday evening, Johnny takes the pitcher and his model to Paul Revere , one of the best craftsmen in Boston. Mr. Revere already knows Johnny’s name and... (full context)

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...give the rest of Johnny’s time away to his new master. Only two months ago, Mr. Revere promised to pay extra for Johnny’s time. (full context)

2. Johnny visits Paul Revere last, looking around for Cilla and Isannah at the pump. Since Johnny hasn’t made their... (full context)

...a mob will burn his ship—but civilians guard the ship, including sometimes John Hancock and Paul Revere . By the 15th, all three of the tea ships are in the harbor. (full context)

...helps Johnny dress quickly. They take back alleys to the wharf and line up behind Paul Revere with dozens of other boys—some of whom are clearly acting on the spur of the... (full context)

...all of Boston, Whig and Tory alike. While everyone else is exhausted the next day, Paul Revere rides to New York and Philadelphia to spread the news of the tea party. (full context)

1. That fall, Paul Revere organizes a spy system of 30 artisans, their apprentices, and their friends. Unlike when the... (full context)

...miles north. There’s a fort there; they’re planning to take more supplies. Johnny rushes to Paul Revere and within 10 minutes, Mr. Revere is galloping north, ostensibly to visit his dying grandmother.... (full context)

...Johnny notices men sharpening bayonets and polishing cannons, but is that noteworthy? He seeks out Paul Revere at Dr. Warren’s; the men have no new information. (full context)

...about what the British might be planning. He wakes from a dream and learns that Mr. Revere is planning to row to Lexington, where Mr. Hancock and Mr. Adams are hiding, to... (full context)

...the soldiers boarding boats for Cambridge. Dr. Warren sends Johnny to fetch Billy Dawes and Paul Revere . At Billy’s house, Johnny says it's time. Billy is dressed like a drunken farmer,... (full context)

Johnny runs for Paul Revere ’s house, the light infantry and grenadier companies getting in his way. Mr. Revere sends... (full context)

When Johnny returns to Dr. Warren’s surgery, the doctor and Mr. Revere are seriously discussing Dr. Warren’s safety. Then they start laughing and part happily, not like... (full context)

...Gage, though, doesn’t know the war has started. As soon as Colonel Smith learned that Paul Revere had been able to alert everyone, he sent back for Earl Percy and reinforcements. So,... (full context)

...shares that Dr. Warren is at a house in town, but when Johnny gets there, Paul Revere says Dr. Warren is in Lexington. (full context)