My Brother Sam is Dead is based on details that the Collier brothers weote. The novel takes place in Redding Ridge, Connecticut. Sam and father have different views on the war. Sam, the older of two sons, is in the Continental Army. However father is a loyalist. When Sam's enlistment is up he returns home, he gets into a fight with father in their tavern. Afterwards Sam reenlists in the army. Father disagrees that Sam …showed first 75 words of 338 total…

…showed last 75 words of 338 total…for us." I think distance does not always provide safety for people. A historical book once stated, "Those with great military power tend to tell weaker people what to do." This essay represents the tradgedy that often occus in families. When not al family members agree, it could be viewed as a process of refining their thinking. When disagreements are totally untolerated, indivuals sometimes separate. Then they go to extreme measures to prove their opinons.