2006-09-04 00:16:04 · 14 answers · asked by http://hogshead.pokerknave.com/ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
no, he is. who wouldn't model their kids after some hobo who went from town to town spreading his seed and not sticking around to watch them grow.
2006-09-04 00:19:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is little authentic information available about Johnny's life with the new family. However, he did start his westward journey about 1797. "Johnny Appleseed" was not a scatter of seeds many people believe. He was a practical nurseryman. He realized that there was a real need and an opportunity for service in supplying seeds and seedlings.
2006-09-04 00:26:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think JA was a really neat character: woodsmen, herbalist, minister, explorer, and nurseryman. He made friends with the Native Americans he met, and travelled around in near-poverty to plant orchards for people to enjoy. He studied the plants he encountered and learned how to make medicines from them. He preached the Gospel of Christ. He explored the territory we now know of as Indiana, plus more.
I would consider him an interesting role model for children. I don't think of him as an anarchist, any more than Davy Crockett or Daniel Boone. If he had any anti-governmental views, I have yet to hear of them.
2006-09-04 01:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Johnny Appleseed was a pioneer nurseryman and missionary. He introduced the apple by planting small nurseries and he was remembered because of his leadership in conservation. He was more a frontiersman than the hobo people later imagined.
2006-09-04 07:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by Sakura ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think anarchists are great role models for children. There's far too much blatant listening to authority without questioning their motives these days.
2006-09-04 02:55:44 · answer #5 · answered by angk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By the same argument you could ask whether George Washington was a rebel insurgent leader and terrorist and should he be held above all as a symbol of freedom for children?
2006-09-04 00:27:12 · answer #6 · answered by jademonkey 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If he was Johhny Skunkseed he wouldn't be some wierd national hero.
2006-09-04 00:24:50 · answer #7 · answered by pea 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's almost as bad as Robin Hood.
2006-09-04 00:21:31 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anarchy is good for children. It's their natural instinct and why they won't listen to you when you tell them to go to bed!
2006-09-04 07:56:09 · answer #9 · answered by kermit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, you have a Capitalist minded and nothing to contribute to the society, but U R entitled to have your say !!!
2006-09-04 00:21:23 · answer #10 · answered by Better life @ Better world.com 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋