Cassie's 'Man Vs. Self Conflict In Jane Eyre'

She now hates to keep promises and secrets since the waves have started. She doesn’t have time to read so she is starting to not like reading. She hates birds and aliens still though. Cassie doesn’t love Ben but still likes him a little bit. She still likes Evan though. Cassie's little brother Sammy is very angry at Cassie because he thinks that she let her father die. Cassie has a little bit more of an image of everything because she knows that Even is an ”Other” and what they are doing. A bit of a rude person.

She accidentally runs into Lillian Jean Simms who immediately wants her to apologize. Cassie is still trying to cool off and she does not want to deal with Lillian at the moment so she formally apologizes. Lillian then thinks that that is not enough and wants her to get in the middle of the road where she could get run over. Lillian says, “You can’t watch where you going, get in the road. Maybe that way you won’t be bumping into decent white folks with your little nasty self.” (166) Cassie is almost over her temper, she hates Lillian calling her nasty and it is just another pick in the pile of disrespect today. Cassie talks back in a nasty way when Jeramy stops in and wants to know what’s happening, when Lillian tells him he reaches for Cassie’s arm trying to physically abuse her in the most horrible way, from disrespect. Just then Mr. Simms, R.W. , and Melvin come in and tell her to apologize, she tells them how she already had and that’s when Big Ma comes in. Cassie tries to run away from Mr. Simms and Big Ma held her bey her arm and told her to stop, she said they were going home when Mr.Simms demanded an apology still. Cassie turned to her mom to defend her and she made her apologize for nothing that was wrong. That was the icing on the cake, when Big Ma told her to apologize. Cassie knew that’s her mom knew it was wrong to but she

Before Cassie Bernall became a Christian, she was an outsider at school. Cassie had written letters to a friend about how she could kill her parents, Brad and Misty Bernall, and end all of her problems. Cassie's parents found the letters, made copies of them, and gave them to the police department. When Cassie got home from school, her parents confronted her. After the confrontation, the Bernall's broke all of Cassie's ties with her friends. The Bernall's enrolled Cassie in a Christian school. Cassie was not allowed to answer the phone and no longer had any privileges. She was allowed to go to a youth group, but that was all she could do. Her parents even went as far to put a monitor on their phone so they could know what she was doing when they weren't home. Cassie had lost all of the trust that she earned from her parents. Misty Bernall didn't go back to work so that she could watch over Cassie. Cassie had her backpack searched, her phone calls monitored, and her bedroom searched. Furtively investigating their daughter, they say,

Near the end of the book Cassie bumps into Jeremy Simms sister and her dad comes and pushes Cassie off the sidewalk.“It was then that I bumped into Lillian Jean Simms… Mr. Simms glared down at me “When my gal Lillian Jean says for you to get yo’self off the sidewalk, you get, your hear.” This shows her losing innocence because she now sees how terrible white people are to push a 9 year old girl off the sidewalk because someone bumped into her. Lillian and her dad are very racist so now she knows not to mess with her and not to talk back.

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

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.

Cassie Logan: Nine year old Cassie is the main novel character. She is intelligent, daring and sure of herself. He has a strong temperament and a strong sense of justice. Cassie loves her parents, Uncle Hammer, and her grandmother Great mom. Like all of them, Cassie is proud, hardworking, and deeply attached to the land

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.

The challenge that Cassie faced was she stood up to a white girl named Lillian Jean Simms. What happened was she was mad at Mr Burnett for letting white folks go first, and she nudged Lillian Jean on the sidewalk and Lillian Jeans dad came out and pushed Cassie down and made her apologize.”I flailed into her, tackling her with such force that we both fell. After the first shock of my actually laying hands on her, she fought as best she could,but she was no match for me.”(Pg 181) This shows that Cassie was really courageous for standing up to Lillian Jean

The Others, or aliens, attack in the forms of waves. Cassie’s parents died during the earlier attacks, and they left Cassie on her own to take care of Sam. “‘Don’t let them get me, Cassie. Don’t let me die.’ ‘You’re not going to die, Sams.’ ‘Promise?’ I promised” (Yancey 69). When Cassie loses her parents, she is forced to become a “parent” and take care of Sam. This experience helps Cassie become more adultlike. As Cassie continues to watch out for her younger brother, they get separated and Cassie continues to try taking care of him. Sammy is taken away to a camp and Cassie still wants to keep him safe. “‘I'll protect him, I'll watch him, I won't let anything happen to him’ I pleaded" (Yancey 81). Cassie starts to stand up for Sammy and tries to keep him from going on the bus. She feels the need to take care of him although she knows it may get her hurt. Later on in the book, Cassie is willing to sacrifice herself for her brother which shows that she is growing and maturing as a person. “He nods. 'It's the only possible way-but just because something is possible doesn't mean it's suicidal.’ [...] I insist” (Yancey 367). Cassie’s character develops when she begins to fight for Sammy in the death camp. When people go through tough times in life, they have to accept the problems in order to grow as a person. One must learn to accept a

It all starts with a text: Please, Wylie, I need your help. Wylie hasn’t heard from Cassie in over a week, not since their last fight. But that doesn’t matter. Cassie’s in trouble, so Wylie decides to do what she has done so many times before: save her best friend from herself.

She didn’t always understand what was happening, but when she did, she made good decisions. Her choices weren’t influenced by anyone except herself; she lived her life based on what she believed. Often times, her opinions mirrored her mother’s rebellious and stubborn side. In one such instance, Cassie bumped into Lillian-Jean on the sidewalk one day, and because Cassie was black and Lillian-Jean was white, Lillian-Jean ordered her to get off the sidewalk and apologize.Cassie refused. The act of standing up for herself after Lillian-Jean Simms confronted her seemed to be a good decision to Cassie, but to Lillian-Jean, her actions were unthinkable. Cassie’s maverick-like tendencies often proved to be harmful to her later on. Many people believed she made the correct choice, but were too afraid to speak up. They were paranoid that the Wallaces would hurt them just like they had before. In the worst of times, Cassie was a paragon of light to those who needed it

As a child, in the book She Said Yes, Cassie’s mom states that Cassie was not the most obedient child. Cassie’s mom said that Cassie got into a poor group of friends that

When Cassie’s mother is dealing with Mr. Andersen, Mildred writes, “Mama clenched her fists and said, ‘In Mississippi, black men do not have accidents” (Taylor 340). Not afraid of Mr. Andersen, Cassie’s mother shows that she is bold and brave through her speech. She doesn’t say that with a trembling voice or saying it like she is scared. Personalities can also show through the actions of characters. As Cassie wakes up and looks at the window, she says, “I saw Mama and Big Ma standing in the yard in their nightclothes and Stacey, full dressed, sitting atop Lady, our golden mare.