| Author |
Byrum, Isabel C. (Isabel Coston), 1870-1938 |
| Title |
How John Became a Man: Life Story of a Motherless Boy
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Joel Erickson, Christine Gehring, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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| Summary |
"How John Became a Man: Life Story of a Motherless Boy" by Isabel C. Byrum is a didactic work written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a moral narrative that chronicles the life of a young boy who faces the challenges of growing up without a mother's guidance. It explores themes of innocence, temptation, and the journey toward maturity, emphasizing the importance of moral choices and the influence of one's environment. The story follows John, a motherless boy, as he navigates the complexities of life in a prairie community. Following the death of his mother, John struggles to understand his father's expectations of him to become a "man." Throughout the narrative, he becomes influenced by peer pressure, succumbing to negative habits like smoking and drinking, which ultimately lead him down a path of moral degradation. As he encounters various mentors and experiences, including working for a compassionate farmer, John begins to recognize the emptiness of his choices and ultimately seeks redemption through faith, leading to his transformation into a man of integrity devoted to serving others and spreading the message of love and salvation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Christian life -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Motherless families -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
12493 |
| Release Date |
Jun 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 15, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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