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Adam Cooper's 'Maturity Of A Man'

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April Morning Essay
English 11 period 2
12/20/16
Maturity of a Man One boy changes overnight and so do his circumstances. April morning by Howard Fast takes place in Lexington, MA. at the start of the American revolution. This is the story of Adam Cooper, a dynamic character who is learning a lot about life and the secrets that adults harbor. Over the course of one day this immature boy learns many lessons and becomes a mature man. Adam is an immature boy at the start of the book, but is expected to act like a man. When he does not preform to his parent’s standards he is heavily reprimanded. This is because his parents think of him as a man due to his physical strength. “Adam is still a boy. Just because he is so tall and strong we get

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