"When he had been the prize apprentice of Hancock's Wharf, the envy of all the other masters, the chief householder of the Laphams (and he knew it), he had been a thoroughly different from the arrogant, unkempt young wanderer of late summer and early autumn." (pg. 126) As Johnny Tremain progressed through the book, Johnny Tremain experienced great changes in his personality, behavior, and thoughts. All of these changes lead back to an important event in the boy's life, when Johnny burned his hand, paralyzing it in the process. Johnny Tremain was a young apprentice to his master, Mr. Lapham, a silversmith. Due to the apprentices' newly paralyzed hand, he had to learn to have a different outlook on life; therefore, transforming him into a better person. As Johnny Tremain traveled throughout his life, he transformed from a boy to a man; he was no longer proud, callous and capricious - the signs of a boy - but was instead humble, thoughtful and placid - the true signs of a man. At the beginning of the novel, Johnny Tremain, Johnny was very proud. Proverbs 8:13 says, “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” In the story, the proud young man slowly learned this lesson. At first, Johnny refuses to be friends with the other apprentices, Dove and Dusty. He felt like he was too good for them, even though he knew he could easily become their friend, as on page five it says that: “He knew his power and enjoyed it. He could have easily made friends with Dove, because Dove was lonely and admired Johnny as well as envied him. Johnny preferred to bully him. Dove was fed up with Johnny's boastful attitude, so when Johnny was building a sugar bowl and asked Dove to get him a crucible, Dove gave him a broken one... in the center of the card... events, because Johnny said, “You were right about one thing. Priscilla Tremain, what a beautiful name,” he meant to make a joke, but when the words came out of his mouth, it wasn’t.” (pg. 217) As you read the book Johnny Tremain from cover to cover, you see a boy transform into a mature man. Even though you can't see Johnny Tremain's future, you know that he will be respected and make wise decisions as an adult because he learned from his many mistakes at a young age. He goes from being proud to humble, from being fiery to being understanding and calm, and from being selfish to being a very caring man. As all these pieces fit together to achieve a mature young man. At the end of the story, a woman asked a question. “'How old are you Johnny?' he asked. 'Sixteen.' "And what is that? A boy or a man?" He laughed. «A boy in times of peace and a man in times of war.’”