April Morning In April Morning, written by Howard Fast, the theme of maturation prevails throughout the book as the main character, Adam Cooper, changes from being perceived as a young boy to a man. Also, as Adam matures from boy to man, the colonial revolutionaries acknowledge the seriousness of their battles against Britain. The story is narrated by Adam as he tells the tale of many events that occur in one life altering day. The …showed first 75 words of 997 total…

…showed last 75 words of 997 total…to represent the colonies becoming a strong force as they came together as a whole to defend their rights. This was a good way to prove his theme and make the reader understand the plot. I liked how Fast kept the story in chronological order and was very detailed in his writing. Each chapter of the book was symbolic of the stages in which Adam matured and helped lay out the theme in the book.