Cassie Logan's Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry

The students at some point have to show courage, if someone is being bullied, mistreated, or just sad. Courage is showing bravery and just doing what's right. In Mildred Taylorś book, Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry. Stacey has to show courage, when he took the blame for T.J. cheating.. Stacey also had to show courage by, coming up with the idea of digging the trench, and Stacey got everyone involved with the idea of digging the trench, for the bus to fall in.

Courage is hard to have. Especially when there are people judging you. In the book Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, there are many great acts of courage shown. In the book, Mildred Taylor writes many times when a character has to show courage. Stacey had to show courage when Papa was gone and he had to step up and be the man of the house, when, the night men attacked them, and when he had to help TJ get home and help the Avery’s.

The Use of Cassie as the Narrator in Taylor's Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

Would you be able to apologize to someone for something you didn’t mean to do? When Cassie walked out of Mr.Barnett’s Mercantile, she was still angry about what had just happened. She was so upset and distracted, she bumped into her rival, Lillian Jean Simms. Lillian Jean said, “Why don’t you look where you’re going?” Cassie didn’t know what to say. Then, Lillian Jean came back and said, “Well, apologize.” Once

When you know something is wrong, even if you do not have that much impact, you should show courage and stand up for what’s right. Throughout the text, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the author Mildred Taylor uses Stacey Logan to show how courage is required when problems come his and his family´s way. Stacey shows his courage when he takes justice into his own hands with the bus situation and protects T.J. from trouble. Time and time again Stacey shows courage throughout the book, showing that he is a brave and strong boy.

The evidence from the text shows that Cassie was very mad at who heart Papa.When Papa was making a recovery from what happened at Vicksburg they were talking about what happened.Then Cassie overheated and said¨I blurted angirly, already plotting revenge against who ever had dare to hurt Papa.213

She was upset about what had happened there and was angry that she was treated so unfairly. At the moment, she was kicking at the sidewalk with her head bowed. It was then when she bumped into Lillian Jean Simms. “‘Well apologize’, she ordered. ‘… ‘Okay’ I said starting past, ‘I’m sorry.’, ‘That ain’t enough, get down on the road. … You can’t watch where you’re going , get in the road. Maybe that way you won’t be bumping into decent white folks with your nasty little self’ ” (Taylor 113-114) . Cassie was hot, and her stubbornness and pride did not help. Mr Simms told her that if his gal, Lillian Jean asks for Cassie to get down on the sidewalk, she had to. Out of anger and hate, Mr. Simms, like Lillian Jean, ordered Cassie to apologize immediately. Cassie refused and argued that she had already apologized. She did not want to get down on the road for a crime as small as bumping into a white person. Then, in the heat of the argument, as if on cue, Big Ma came. Cassie was relieved. She expected Big Ma to stand up for her and for them to have eachother’s backs in the fight. However, Big Ma did the opposite, she did the unthinkable. She made her apologize. “‘ Big Ma!’ I balked. ‘Say it child.’ … A painful tear slid down my cheek and my lips trembled, ‘ I'm sorry M-Miz Lillian Jean’ ’’( Taylor 115). Even if Cassie lost this battle, she still stood up for herself, and as fearless and brave. It is impossible to

There are many events that can occur to people that will change their lives tremendously. Racism plays a big part in Cassie Logan’s life and it changes her character throughout the novel as she grows in her understanding of inequality. As the narrator and protagonist of the novel, Cassie’s perspective is captivated very closely with the help of the other character’s conversations. At such a young age she is very naïve about certain situations but learns how things really are throughout the novel. As she is growing up she experiences many situations of racism in the American South, but there is one event that she would never forget. The day that Cassie Logan is made to apologize to Lillian Jean Simms for bumping into her is the event that had the greatest impact on her character.

Cassie Logan stood up to her rival Lillian Jean Simms. When Cassie was on her way back to the wagon to greet Big Ma, she ran into Lillian Jean Simms on the sidewalk. Lillian told Cassie that she had to walk in the road because she was getting in everybody’s way. Cassie refused, then along comes Mr. Simms, Lillian’s dad. Big Ma then joined the conversation. Cassie was forced to apologize. When she did, she said “I’m sorry,” I mumbles. “I’m sorry Miz Lillian Jean,” demanded Mr. Simms.” (Taylor, Chap. 5) Cassie didn’t want to say sorry because she didn’t do anything to Lillian. Later on in the chapter Cassie decided to be nice to Lillian Jean. She offered to hold her books and walk with her to school. On their walk Cassie said “Well to tell you the truth, I was real upset for a while there. But my Papa told me it don’t do no good sitting around being mad. Then I seen how things was. I mean, I should’ve seen it all along. After all, I’m who I am and you’re who you are.” (Taylor, Chap. 5)Cassie was explaining to Lillian Jean that she knew that she should’ve respected her. That’s just how things were back then. All blacks had to follow what the whites said. If you didn’t you could get in a lot of

First, Cassie dropped Lillian Jeans books in the mud. Then, she tackled her and got her by the hair and she made her apologize. “ You do that, Lillian Jean. You just do that and I’m ganna make sure all your fancy friends know how you keeps a secret.

Cassie is the main character in Mildred D. Taylor’s story “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry”. She is a smart, curious 9 year old. As time goes on, Cassie and her family learns many lessons throughout the book. We can see her grow and get a better understanding of how black’s were treated during the 1930’s. Cassie has many racist moments that occur to her, angering her and her family. It is hard for her to realize that her family is more fortunate than many other black family’s. As time goes on, Cassie gets a better understand of segregation. Eventually during the book, Cassie realizes that having a place of one's own results in a feeling of security and pride.

Courage is something that you do without being afraid of the conquise and standing up. Throughout the book Roll of Thunder hear my Cry, by Mildred Taylor. I will be talking about about a boy named Stacey. Stacey show’s courage in this book, he blames himself for papa getting hurt. Stacey also showed courage by helping a boy named T.J get home even though if he gets caught with him and got hung. Stacey help’s T.J even at the wrong time but it is the thought that counts. So this is how Stacey shows courage.

Cassie Logan stood up against mean white people, like Lillian Jean Simms. Many people were disrespectful to Cassie and the Logans as they were going throughout daily life, and Cassie would not let that be. For example, Cassie was mad that Mr. Barnett was letting the white people go first. ¨I already know what I am!¨I retaliated. ¨But I betcha you don't know what you are! And I could sure tell you too, you ole,-” (Taylor, 112). Cassie was very frustrated at the white people saying she did not deserve to go first and she didn’t know who she was. Cassie immediately retaliated back to them; giving them a piece of her mind.

It’s easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone. In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry Mildred D. Taylor introduces Cassie Logan who has a lot of courage. Cassie was courageous because she stood up for her brother even though she knew that she would get in trouble for it, she told the worker at the Wallace store to wait on her instead of the white people, and she beat up Lillian Jean. Would you stand up for something that is not right even when you know you will get in trouble?

As Martin Luther King Junior once said ¨In the end, we will remember not the word of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Is amazingly true in the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred.D Taylor which shows that you can always count on your family and friends.