My Brother Sam Is Dead The story of "My Brother Sam Is Dead" is set in colonial America. It is set in the year 1775 in Redding, Connecticut, where the story follows the main character Tim and his family go through the Revolutionary War. Tim doesn't pay much attention to all the politics and war, but his family does. His father above all is a loyalist to Great Britain. The first major event in the story occurs (page 13) when Tim's brother Sam returns from Yale. The family is having dinner on Sam's first day back when he breaks the news. Sam seems zealous and announces that he will enlist and fight the British. This obviously outrages the father, but not Tim. This makes Tim look up to his older brother. Later he and his father get into an argument that was bound to happen. The next day, after church, Sam runs away, soon after stealing his father's gun. Sam then leaves Redding to fight and things get more difficult, gradually separating the family. Sam returns from time to time, although when that happens, Tim is the only one who talks to him. Sam and his father are too stubborn to make a truce. Later in the story (page 64) While Tim and his father sell beef to British loyalists in New York, when Mr. Meeker is kidnapped by a gang of cowboys, Tim outwits them and escapes. Tim then has to carry all the goods home himself. this helps him mature a bit by making him take on more responsibility in the family-owned tavern. In the spring of 1777, British soldiers in prodigious numbers march into their hometown of Reddin... middle of paper... .even this incredibly obvious title actually has multiple meanings. Activity #3 The setting of the novel is set in revolutionary America. The center of the story revolves around the Revolutionary War. He focuses a lot on which side Tim is on. The British loyalists or the rebels. The genre of the book is historical fiction. The time period is set at 1775-1779. The location of the story is set in Redding, Connecticut. This setting is where the British massacre occurred. They also use New York as the location where Tim's father is harassed and kidnapped by rebels. Overall, these are the settings/genre of this novel.