The Nest of the Enemy

Author’s Note: this is a cause and effect piece that shows the cause of the main character going to war and the effect in that.

Scared, cold, hurt, worried Jonathan can feel all of this in the climax but first to get there he has to cause this somehow. In this story Jonathan, the main character, wants to fight the British. Even though he farther thinks otherwise like any 13 year old he does listen very well. When the rebels come they find him and he tells him that he is 18 because you have to be at least 18 to be in revolution. Joining the rebels has put Jonathan into a really bad spot in his life.

They set off for Pennington, which is a far walk for a young boy that is carrying a rifle that is taller than him and is 10 pounds lighter than him. He also has the uniform which is fit for a 6 foot man when it’s like 5 foot tall. Their first stop on the way to Pennington is Rocktown. They have all their men stopping by the well in the middle of the town and there is a woman drawing water from it. All the men stop and look at her for a while and then the woman finally stops and gave a bucket of water for them to pass it around and Jonathan isn’t man enough to speak up and say he wants some. Then they come to their first battle in Pennington.

            When they got there Jonathan had it bad because of his shortness he had to be in front of everyone. Has the British came closer Jonathan’s heart was racing more and more. When the firing shots start Jonathan is to scared to do anything then the Frenchman sitting next him get shot right in the mouth. The Frenchman lands on top of Jonathan and the Frenchman is still alive. Jonathan can’t get up because of all the equipment the Frenchman has. So the battle is over for him. When the battle finally is over because the rebels retreat and Jonathan is still on the ground. The British soldiers come and take Jonathan hostage.

            In the nest of the enemy lies Jonathan now probably scared or just thinking of ways to get out. Maybe he is thinking about what they are going to do to him. In his position he now probably wishes he never lied about his age just to fight this battle.