The way people do things and how well they do them all depends on how proud they are. It's good to have some pride because you need it so you believe in yourself and so you can do well at the things you do. But to have too much pride or no pride at all can make people very dull or self absorbed. Johnny Tremain was a silversmith apprentice. Johnny was too proud. He was …
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…Johnny's thumb to attach to his forefinger. Ultimately the accident was good for Johnny. Since he could not do silver anymore he had to go find new work. He made new friends too. After the accident Johnny realized that now that he couldn't do silver he was no better than anyone else. He started acting nicer and people respected him more and it was all thanks to Dove who did really teach Johnny a lesson.