Sergeant Gale is a British officer who falls in love and marries Madge. He’s extremely short, which Johnny finds funny given Madge’s height and weight. Though Johnny knows Gale is technically the enemy, he’s nevertheless sick with worry when he realizes that Gale has, like other British soldiers, left Boston to fight the Minute Men—and he may be injured or killed.
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Sergeant Gale Character Timeline in Johnny Tremain
The timeline below shows where the character Sergeant Gale appears in Johnny Tremain. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 7
...British sergeant’s arms. Madge laughs (she’s glad Johnny isn’t Mrs. Lapham) and introduces Johnny to Sergeant Gale . Johnny takes a seat as Madge explains that despite her mother’s insistence that she...
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Chapter 8
...soldiers will make good targets. Johnny is frightened; he can’t yet think of Lieutenant Stranger, Sergeant Gale , or Major Pitcairn as targets.
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...the Lytes’ apple orchard, catching up on the Lapham family gossip: Madge ran off with Sergeant Gale , so Mrs. Lapham married Mr. Tweedie herself. She’s Mrs. Maria Tweedie now, which isn’t...
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Chapter 11
...the river. The marines arrive momentarily—and Madge follows them and flings himself on Johnny, as Sergeant Gale is with the marines. She explains that the marines are late because they didn’t know...
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...Cilla and struts off, thinking that small men like him strut more. What happened to Sergeant Gale ?
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