Week Three Question 2
Creighton makes a tough decision when he helps break his uncle out of jail. Try to put yourself in Creighton’s shoes.
- Would you have made the same choice?
- What other options did Creighton have, and what did he risk in making those decisions?
If I were in Creigton’s shoes I would of saved my uncle in this situation because even though he has a perspective of me of being useless, I can prove him wrong. Plus not only will I show my heroic, brave side, but, HELLO!! I want to go back home, not stay in America pretending to be a servant and my uncle and his leiutenant will bring me back home, obviously.
Creighton’s other options could have been to just take the gun himself and escape but I highly doubt that he wouldnt have a guilt monster on his shoulder that he betrayed his own uncle. But the risk that he made with trying to save his uncle from prison could have killed him or capture him as a prisoner and an enemy to peter(since he stole the gun from him) and sophie (which she trust creighton).
If I were in Creighton’s shoes I would have not done the samething. I would have not done the samething because he barely even knew his uncle. They did not have a close enough relationship for me to have even thought about braking him out of jail even though he was his uncle. Colonel Gower probably wouldn’t have done the samething for Creighton because Creighton was a resource for him but, he was just using him.
Well if I were in Creightons shoes then I probably would have made the same decision. If Creighton hadnt set his uncle free then, even though he didnt know he wouldnt anyway, he wouldnt have anyway home. Creighton didnt enjoy spying let alone living with Dr.Frankline. Creighton figured that his uncle would have taken him with him-but he didnt.
If I were put in Creighton’s shoes I wouldn’t break my uncle out of jail because he obviously did something wrong to get in there in the first place. If he did something so wrong to be put in jail then why would I want him to be out of jail non the less around me. I especially wouldn’t break my uncle out of jail because how could I trust him again, if he couldn’t be trusted, and had to be put in jail than how could I trust him out of jail with me?
If i was in Creighton’s shoes i would have left Colonel Gower there but freed lieutenant Hale, because his uncle is a lier and i wouldn’t trust him. He said Creighton’s dad Harry Brown was hanged but he wasn’t he was put into jail. i think Colonel Gower is a lieing rat, who doesn’t care if anyone hates him, as long as he gets what he wants, and in the end he does……!
If I were to put myself in Creighton’s shoes I think I wouldn’t help my uncle get out of jail. This is because he is just using me to get what he wants and probably after he gets what he wants he won’t care whether or not I’m still living or have clothes or have food. And anyways if I tried to rescue him I would be putting my own life on the line for a relative who I just met and doesn’t really care for me. So even if it meant to betray my own blood I would not help my uncle get out of jail.
If i was in Creighton’s shoes, then i would have tried to help my uncle out of prison also. I think he did the right thing to help his uncle out of jail. Some other choices Creighton could have made was to not get the gun for his uncle and just leave him there in the jail to die. He also could have gotten the gun for his uncle but shoot the guards guarding his uncle, but i highely doubt he would have done that. The risk of letting his uncle die would be guilt in himself, and he wouldnt want to live and he would be depressed. The risk of shooting the guards would be that if he got caught again then he would have be probably been hung or shot for betraying the Americans, or for treason.
Well, if I was Creighton I would probably do the same thing as to get Colonel Gower out of jail because he is the same flesh and blood. It would seem as a good deed by helping. Creighton is confused by the two country’s between the Americans and Britain. But by doing so he has been risking his life because he can be getting caught , lost trust and , respect But if he had not Colonel Gower might have been at the end of his rope.
If I was Creighton I would help Colonel Gower out of jail , because he is family. I would think that he would do the same thing if I was in his position. Also I wouldn’t think he would leave me behind . Other options creigton had was leave his uncle in jail and start a new life. aso he could of tryed to leave from New Orleans by himself.
I would have made the same choice because breaking out of jail would’ve brought me back home and Creighton did have other options. For instance he could’ve just left his uncle there and ran away and he could’ve went to jail for helping his uncle or even get hanged.
If I were in Creighton’s shoes, I would also try to save my uncle. Sure I wouldn’t do it on my own but i would try. I’m scared of the dark, so walking all the way to he Cabildo would’ve been terrifying for me. (yes indeed)
Creighton could’ve just not helped him escape (but hey, he was blinded by wanting to escape). Colonel Gower hadn’t really done anything to help Creighton have a smoother life. The only reason why Creighton wasn’t in jail with Gower an Hale was because Gower made him be a spy. That’s the ONLY reason why Gower was nice to him, but after the helping to escape, Gower repaid Creighton by hitting him in the head and leaving him behind. If i were Creighton, I would’ve given Gower away completely, but as the book is going so far, everything seems to fall in to place.
If I was in Creighton’s shoes, I think I would have acted differently. The only reason I know I wouldn’t have helped him escape is because I know what happened to Creighton after he helped his Uncle get out. If I would have known my Uncle was going to hit me over the head with the barrel of a pistol (which I took the time to steal for him) there is absolutely no way I would have helped him out of jail. He also didn’t let Creighton go with him, because he claimed Creighton would “slow him down.”
He should have picked the option of leaving his Uncle in jail
I think that i would make the same choice that creighton did because I know one of my family members would get me out jail. But he also risked himself in getting shot or executed just for saving his uncle who hit him in the head with a pistol that stole for his uncle.
If I was Creighton, I would’ve helped my uncle break out of jail. For one thing, I already have the pistol. If I wasn’t going to help him in the first place, I wouldn’t have taken it. Secondly, I thought I was going to leave New Orleans. Creighton is a selfish guy and only thinks about himself. (at least so far in the book from that time) In addition to that he, no matter what, is my uncle. He didn’t commit a crime and didn’t deserve to be in the cell. Also, without him, I would be in jail because I am his nephew. Lastly, in the year 1777, I assume the cells weren’t heavily guarded and I could easily escape without being caught.
Another option Creighton had was to not help his uncle. By doing this, he would be perfectly safe. His uncle couldn’t harm him, because he’s behind bars and locked up. He would also have no worries. He wouldn’t need to spy, for there is no one he needs to report back to, and he doesn’t need to feel guilt by being a lier. He could just be himself arround the Americans.
If I was Creighton, I would NOT help my uncle get out of Jail. One, there is a reason that he is in there, and it is his fault. Two, thats a VERY dangerous thing to do.
I currently have an Uncle in jail at the time. He has been in there twice, he got out once, and he had to go back in due to his bad behavior. I would not help him break out of jail, since he shouldnt have been in there at all.
Let me ask? Would you really in real life, break your Uncle out of Jail (if you have an Uncle) It is VERY dangerous.
So, No, I would never.
Vlad,
Creighton’s uncle was very mean to him. He treated him like garbage and was way to strict with him. He showed him no kindness or love of any kind. He only gave orders and rude remarks. Knocking Creighton unconscious after promising him to take him home was not very nice. I don’t understand how you could read that and still think that Colonel Gower is a nice or respectable man of any sort.
I never thought about the fact that Colonel Gower could have deserved jail. The Americans weren’t treating him badly and they were going to let him go in exchange for George Washington. In addition, Creighton was being treated very nicely in Dr. Franklin’s home so what was the rush for him to leave. I guess since the story is written from Creighton’s point of view, I’m in favor of Creighton leaving America and going back to Britain because that is what he wants and the only way it seems he can do that is to help his uncle escape from jail. So after thinking about the situation from a different point of view, I honestly don’t know if I would help Colonel Gower escape from jail.
If I had been in Creighton’s shoes, I proabably would have helped colonel Gower escape also because if I did not, I would not be able to go back to England and I would be known as a traitor and if colonel Gower and lieutenant Hale ever did escape without my help and went back to England, they would have tried to find me and punish me like they did my father.
WELL IF I WAS IN CREIGHTON’S POSITION I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BROKEN MY UNCLE OUT OF JAIL BECAUSE HEIS A BIG PART OF THE JOURNEY AND WITHOUT HIM I CANT GO BACK HOME, AND ALSO THAT WOULD SET A GOOD EXAMPLE IN FRONT OF HIS UNCLE. ALSO WHEN CREIGHTON BROKE HIS UNCLE OUT OF JAIL HE PROVED THAT HE IS AGOOD , BRAVE AND DETERMINED YOUNG MAN.
Creighton makes a tough decision when he helps break his uncle out of jail. Try to put yourself in Creighton’s shoes.
* Would you have made the same choice?
* What other options did Creighton have, and what did he risk in making those decisions?
I wouldn’t have taken the risk of breaking my uncle out of jail. I could risk my freedom as well as their life. I’m not very brave and would be drenched in fear.Creighton could have paid someone else to act as a trator to their country. The risk to this is that the person Creighton had payed to betray and grant information to his uncle and hugh may turn sides and provide the Americans with valuable information. All Creighton’s work would have been for his downfall to come.
If I was creighton i would have helped my uncle but he would have told me the truth about my father.and if he complied i would have given him the pistol and walked away.
the risk would be me actually trusting him about what he said about his father.so i would emety the pistol before giving it to him.and me making sure he would tell the truth or i would alert the guards.
And how many of you would break your relatives out of jail today?
Have any of you considered the possibility that good ole Uncle Hugh may deserve to be in jail? That maybe Creighton’s conscience was giving him good advice, “Don’t DO IT MAN!!!!”
Good Ole Uncle Hugh was dishonest; not being held for simply being British, he was being held as a prisoner of war during war times. He was being treated humanely…not being tortured or killed for being a British national.
And about Creighton’s father’s death . . . the truth always comes out.
And another thing. Do not think that because I disagree with some of you that ou are not entitled to hold your own opinion. I am merely sharing my own perspectives as you are sharing your own. As a teacher it is my duty to illustrate the importance of thinking things through.
This is a great discussion. Keep sharing and holding different perspectives, but be mature enough to realize when a change in your perspective is necessary for your own personal growth. Keep changing.
I see that many people would have freed Gower, however I would have attempted to escape by hiding on a ship back to england long ago and would leave Gower in the prison, after all its his fault his father “died” and if I got discovered while on the ship I would have taken the pistol and hijacked it. The other options Creighton had are what I said above, and the problem with that is Hale would die (probably) and he was Creighton’s friend, Creighton could also have considered sucicide with the pistol but the risk in that is obvious and inevitable.
To be honest, I don’t know what decision that I would have made. But if it came down to the wire, I think that I would have made the same choice that Creighton did. Reason being is because Colonel Gower is my uncle, and I couldn’t live with the guilt of knowing that my uncle is in jail, and I could of freed him. Creighton could have let his uncle out or not; but if he got caught, he would have been hung.
I realy dont know what I would do if I were in creightons shoes. Im not sure because I know that I would want to stay loyal to my contry and to my family but I would also want to do what is right thing. Although when I think about it I probably wouldnt care about doing the right thing because I always doing somthing wrong and then I would have an excuse so that I would not have that on my concience. Besides I allways wanted to break out of prison or try ro help someone break out of prison.I dont know why I geuss it just sounds cool to break the law that way. I cant think of any other choices exept to not help his uncle.
If I were in Creighton’s shoes, after all that had happened to him, I would have made a different choice. Dr. Franklin had been nicer to him than anyone else. Helping Gower escape would threaten Franklin’s life (as it did after the printing shop got burned down). Still I would have helped Lt. Hale escape since he too had been nice to Creighton. The reason for not helping Gower escape is simple: he treated Creighton like he was nothing and had no respect for him. Even though he is family to Creighton, he acts like he’s Creighton’s boss. He deserved to stay a prisoner, after all that happened.
Creighton only had 2 choices to make. One, he could help colonel Gower and Lt Hale escape; two, he could let both colonel Gower and Lt Hale remain prisoners. The risks in the first choice would be risking other’s safety, such as Franklin’s and Sophie’s. But in the second choice, he risks having his uncle and Lt Hale be hung or possibly having his cover blown if any of the two were interrogated.
If i was in Crieghton’s postion, i would have made a diffrent choice. After hearing that my father’s fate was not ture, i wouldnt trust Gower. While reading the book i got the feeling that Gower was just using him. Another option Creighton had was he could have somehow snuck in the Cabidlo and free his uncle, but if he was cought he could have been sent to the gallows.
Josie, you wrote in your comment thingy that you would still help your uncle, even though he hit you in the head with a pistol because he is still family…I know thats your opinion, but I really thing you should reconsider that or word it differently because thats like you saying you would practiclly do anything if the person was family….but I also agree with you about how Creighton had the two options of weither or not to help his uncle and what the consequences would be.
Well, if I was in Creighton’s shoes, I probablly would have done the same thing as try to help my uncle escape because for one, I would want to go home and I would figure that if I bailed out my uncle, he would take me with him when he escapes.
And honestly, I don’t think that there was anything else Crieighton could have done except to not help his uncle escape, but then he would have never gotten to take a chance of possiblly going home.
If i was in Creightons shoes i would of done the same thing. I would of because just like Creighton, I too would want to get out of there and go back home but he thought he couldnt go without his uncle and liutentant Hale,as would I.
The other options Creighton had were to not give his uncle any information or bring him a gun. He made the decision to do those things for his uncle and he risked getting caught and everyone finding out hes not what he said he was.
Vlad,
Colonel Gower did treat Creighton badly. Creighton helped him escape and he didn’t even take Creighton along with him. I know I would be mad if my uncle did that to me. I think he probably hurt Creighton’s feelings when he basically said that Creighton was useless. Would you want someone in your family to say that about you? I wouldn’t.
If I were in Creighton’s shoes, I would have done the same thing. I would do pretty much anything for my family. I really wouldn’t want my family to think that I am a mee-up, so I would do whatever it takes to make them proud of me. While helping his uncle, he risked EVERYTHING. He risked his life, his uncle’s life, Lt. Hale’s life, and being disscovered by Dr.Franklin and Sophie that he is Colonel Gower’s nephew.
If I were in creighton’s shoes it would have been a hard decision. though I would have not done it because I like to think ahead so I know that I would eventually get caught and posibly hung. Also, you would have gotten caught in so many lies they would’ve been buried on you. And the uncle treats him real bad so why would I want to help a bad family member.
If I was in Creighton’s shoes I would have done the same thing he did because it was a matter of helping family and because I would want my uncle to know im not a mess-up and that i have the courage to be able to get a gun for my uncle and to take on the guards.
He didnt really have any options, he could either help his uncle and Lt.Hale or let them rot in the cell they were being held captive in. By helping them he risked being discovered by sophie or franklin and even being arrested.
Marcus, I don’t believe that Creighton’s uncle treated Creighton badly. If he did, how?
Dalenny, I’m going to have to disagree with you because Creighton’s uncle helped him out of the situation because if it wasn’t for him, Creighton would’ve been in jail too.
IF I WAS IN CRIEGHTONS SHOES I WOULD OF MADE THE SAME DECISION AS HIM EVEN THOUGH HIS UNCLE TREATED HIM LIKE GARBAGE BECAUSE HES STILL MY UNCLE AND HES FAMILY NO MATTER WHAT HE HAS TREATED ME LIKE OR DONE,AND IT HAS PROVED TO HIS UNCLE THAT HE DOES CARE ABOUT HIM NO MATTER WHAT HIS UNCLE HAS DONE AND TREATED HIM LIKE. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER POSSIBLE OPTION THAT CREIGTON HAD…….AND THAT proves CREIGHTON IS VERY BRAVE AND IS A BIG RISK TAKER
I would probably make the same choice Creighton did because if if my uncle hit me in the head with the pistol, he is still family and family alwqays helps out family in my opinion. Also it was because of his uncle that he wasnt in jail with them. If the Patriots would have known that Creighton was the colonel’s son, they would have definietly put him in jail also. Creighton had two options, either help his uncle and Lieutenant Hale escape or not help them. When he chose to help them escape he wasrisking the fact that the Patriots were going to find out he was one of them and he was some type of traitor.
If I was in Creighton’s shoes I would have made the same tough choice. I would have helped Colonel Gower and Lieutenant Hale escape from jail. I would have helped him to prove to him that I was worthy. Since he had appointed me(Creighton) as his private spy I would be determined not to disappoint him, no matter what cost. I would also help him because I would get to go along and move back to Britain. In addition to this I would help because Lieutenant Hale because he made me feel at home when aboard the Amity. Of course after leaving me behind I would regret ever helping him.
Creighton could have chosen to not help his uncle but then he would never get home which is the only thing that he is concerned with right now. He was kind of selfish because all he cared about was getting out of the United States.
His other option is doing what he did. Altough what he chose to do was far more dangerous than the other option he still did it. He risked his identity and his stay at Doctor Franklin’s house. Not to mention the trust he had gained and the friends that he had made.
To sum it all up I would have done the same thing Creighton did. To him it was a matter of honor and pride and to prove how brave he was. Courage and boldness mean a great deal to men. And obviously it meant a great deal to Creighton. Along with his pride and his status. I completly agree with Basmatee.
If I was in Crieghton’s place I think I would have done the same thing, because Crieghton doesn’t really know anything about what is truely going on between the two contrys .So he thinks that the Britts are right in doing what they are doing,He doesn’t know that they are doing so many terrible things to them. And since he has lived with in Brittian all his life and has been influnced by them, He really doesn’t know what to think,He doesn’t know what is right and wrong anymore. He is confused.But also in doing so he is risking alot. He could have been caught ,he could of lost everyones trust and could of been discovered.
I would have helped my uncle if i was Creighton, on 1 condition……i would help him escape and get him a gun if he promised to tell me the truth about my father and he took me back to Britain. That’s the two things that he wants most in the book(from my understanding) is to find out about his father and to go home. If he didn’t give me what I wanted I would just not help him get out.
Knowing what I knew at that time I would have helped my uncle escape jail. The options that Creighton had were to help his uncle and Lieutenant Hale escape or not. In helping them escape he risked being caught and taken as prisoner and he would have lost the trust of Sophie and everyone else(except Dr. Franklin because he found out and was upset). If he didn’t hep them escape then if for some reason the three of them managed to get out of New Orleans, then he might have had to face some scolding for not listening to him.
If I were in Creighton’s shoes and I had the choice of saving my uncle or living happy I don’t know what I would do. I would want to save my uncle just because he is family. If I didn’t it would haunt me forever. Just knowing that your uncle is being held captive for basicly being British.
But then again I would not do it because the chance of getting caught is so high that it is unimaginable. You could call for the police one day and the same guy he jumped on could be the one who came to the house.Instead of going to break him and his uncle out all he had to do was find another way to get the gun in the jail cell. Then Gower and Lt. Hale could find another way to get out. That way he doesn’t have to worry about being seen in public. Then the good thing is that you don’t have to worry about General Arnold finding out that he is a back-stabbing traitor. you will be free of blame. Basicly, if I were in that situation right then and there I don’t know what I would do. It is a hard decision.
If I was in Creighton’s shoes I would have done the same thing because these are my people. Even if my uncle put a big lump on my head with a pistol he is a relative of mine and I would help him out regardless, no matter what the conditions. Creighton had two options:A.Help his uncle and Lieutenant Hale escape. Or B.Not to help them escape. Creighton risked his life for making option A because if got caught he would have been hanged.
If I was in Creighton shoes I would have made the same decision as he did because that could prove to his uncle that he is better than the uncle(the uncle treated Creighton bad), and that he is good for something rather that nothing(as his uncle said).
If I were in Crieghton’s “shoes” it would be a tough decision but I wouldn’t help him escape. I know I would be betraying my own blood but if he is just using me then I’d rather go for people who are not my family but have my back. At least Dr. Franklin cares to make sure that Crieghton has clothes on his back, a roof over his head, and food in his stomach. Crieghton’s uncle could care less whether or not Crieghton lived or died.
If I were in Creighton’s shoes, I would have thought about helping my uncle escape more carefully. After thoroughly examining the situation, I would have decided to help him escape, first of all, because he’s a close part of my family, and secondly, because Hale was good to me while I was onboard the Amity. Also, let’s not forget that my uncle (Colonel gower) called me useless; I would want to change his opinion of me by proving myself handy when they really needed me. Although I would partly regret helping them after my uncle (Colonel Gower) hit me and left me behind in a place that I didn’t want to be.
Creighton didn’t have many options open to him because of the given circumstances. All he could really do was pretend that he was a slave. If he revealed his true identity, he could have put himself in danger. With this in mind, the only real options he had were the following: lie and live, or tell the truth and risk his life. It’s as simple as that.
By making the decisions that he made, Creighton risked his friendship, whether real or not, with Pete, Sophie, and Dr. Franklin. They were the only real friends that he has ever had in his life. All of the other “friends” that he has had before in England weren’t really much more than school companions that met at night to bet money, smoke, and drink ale.
In conclusion, I would have done what Creighton did because I wouldn’t know what else to do or where else to go.
I think I probably would have done the same thing;I mean if I was related to the guy then I would feel really bad to just ditch a relative and go living on happily while my uncle was in jail.Even if my uncle had hit me in the head with a pistol,I don’t think I would have regretted letting him out.Also,his uncle was the reason Creighton wasn’t sitting in jail;if the Patriots had known Creighton was the colonel’s nephew,he’d be sitting in jail next to his uncle and Lieutenant Hale.Creighton enjoys helping in the print shop too,in a weird way,and if it wasn’t for his uncle,he’d never have meet Sophie and Franklin and Peter,so yes,I would have done the same thing if I was in Creighton’s shoes.
well if I was in Creighton’s situation i would have done what i had to do. That was to retrieve the pistol and sneak out late at night to free lieutenant hale and colonel Gower. He had made a huge sacrifice by being caught by a large authority or a Indian. He also risked blowing his cover as a servant and being bit madly by mosquitoes. So all that he went through and all sacrifices he made his uncle had left him their to find more information. Creighton or should i say i felt useless and alone: he then is left on the floor and shocked and not even knowing where to go!!! He makes it (somehow) back to franklins house and is then questioned by Franklin and his truth is revealed somewhat keeping that he is a spy to him self.
He must of also had the thought that he thus freeing his uncle they would go to home and see his mom again and probably become a better citizen and make things right or just go home and appreciate simple things for a change. Instead he finds out his dad is not what he thought he was or that he died a brave person, he was hung!!!
Alot must be going through his head right now knowing that he might not return home for a while or he might be found out and even *(gulp)* H-U-N-G!!!! (bum (bum) (Bummmmmmm)!!!
If I was in Creighton’s “shoes” and had to make the tough decision that he did, of helping to break his uncle out of jail; I would have made the same choice. I would help because, by doing so I would prove that I am a better person, with a better personality than him. Creighton’s uncle was rude to him and said he was good for nothing, by Creighton helping to break him out of jail, he is basically proving his uncle wrong. I can, sort of, relate to Creighton’s decision because, my dad’s brothers used to treat him the same way. My dad always used to say that me and my sister will have to show them that we are better than they actually think. Honestly, it works! My uncle’s feel bad and don’t really know what to think anymore. As my dad used to say “Shut them up!”
Creighton did not have many options. His one option, I can think of is … he could have not helped and let his uncle stay in jail. By making the decision that he did, Creighton risked exposing his fake identity of being a servant. He could lose working with Benjamin Franklin, Peters trust and everyone else that he is deceiving. Also, Sophie has gotten close to Creighton and may even like him. By helping to break his uncle out of jail, Creighton is risking breaking Sophie’s heart and losing her trust forever. She may not have enough tolerance for the fact Creighton has been lying to her for so long.
To my opinion, Creighton make the right choice…DO YOU AGREE?