This is my point of view response for the book My Brother Sam is Dead.
Tory or Patriot; rebel or loyalist; which side is the right one? The narrator in My Brother Sam is Dead, Tim Meeker, has always looked up to his older brother, Sam, as a role model. Though now Sam has left to go fight for the Patriots, while the rest of the family are loyal Englishmen. Tim then becomes conflicted as to which side to be on, if any side at all.
In the very first scene, Sam runs into their house boasting about how he just enrolled in the Rebel army. His father, mother, and even Tim are shocked at this statement and do not wish to hear any more of it. Sam, being headstrong and quick to tongue, goes on a war-turned adventure of his own, completely against his father. Since Tim has always looked up to Sam, he can't help but be on both sides of the war.
The war went on, but without much prevail for the Meekers; Sam and their father both ended up dead after a few mix-upped, accidents occur.
I think that if the story was told from Sam's point of view, it would be more bias towards loyalist opinions. Also, I think that he would have criticized his father's viewpoints more and advertize what he thought was right. A part that he might have added to the story would have been more stories about his adventures at college and how his girlfriend helped him through his rough patch with his family. Finally, Sam would have left out parts about the war in the town that the family lives in and more about the war in other cities.
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