Tom Burns

            I wrote about the book Papa Spy because I thought the book was a great biography.

            Simply imagine, your father was sent to war, and your living with your three sisters and four brothers, living in a small house with the only joy you have left is hoping your father is still alive, marking spots where the enemy have taken over and the spots where we took some and back. Then when the war is finally over you await by the telegram to see if your father even suvived. After a few days you find out that your father isn't even coming back (because he's dead). The book that I am reading is called Papa Spy by Jimmy Burns. Papa Spy is a great book because it is filled with action and adventure.

            Tom Burns is lucky throughout his entire life. Tom was lucky even when he was young. For example when he was only a baby he survived a hurricane. Having been almost completely covered in rubble, he only had a scratch on his lip, a scar to always remember that one tragic event. He was lucky all the way through his childhood to adulthood. One reason he is lucky  is because  out of all the people that died in WWII he was not one of the people who died. Some of his friends who were in the war died, but not him.

            Tom Burns might be lucky, but his most important trait is his courage. Near the end of the book he earns a “Call-me-God” metal which is an award given to the most courageous and clever soldier in the war. He earned this metal because of his immense bravery. Tom Burns is also brave because throughout the whole book he never backed down or showed any fear. If he were to have shown any fear he would have let the goverment down and would've died.

            Burns, although courageous, is also shady. His origin is one thing that can knock people off, because no-one can believe that he was actually born in Chile, because he had a Latin swagger, but he looked like he could have been Celtic. He had nothing Chilian about him so thats why nobody can believe he is from Chile. He also has to be shady, being a spy, it’s his job. If he were not shady, he would not be doing his job correctly, and if he isn't doing his job correctly he will die.

           There are many things  why Tom was brave. All the things he did were because of his courage, being lucky or shady, he showed courage though it all. If Tom never got over his dad he might not of been courageous.