Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry Courageous Quotes

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a wondrous book with many different characters that have their own unique traits. One of the characters in this book is Cassie, who is a nine-year-old girl living in Mississippi during the Great Depression. The trait that best describes her is being courageous. The denotative definition of courageous is. “Not deterred by danger or pain; brave.”

When Stacey takes the blame for T.J.’s cheat sheet, he shows courage because T.J. was going to get into big trouble and Stacey didn’t want T.J. to get into trouble so what Stacey done was….

To grow up and increase maturity one must go through rigorous trials of middle school, bad humor, and at least one emo phase that they regret soon after. But, people often grow up much faster through facing adversity in their lifetime. In the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, by Mildred Taylor, the Logan Family, and Cassie, Stacy, Christopher-John, and Little Man, face adversity in their everyday lives and learn because of it. Throughout the Novel Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry the use of figurative language and epiphany conveys that when people face formidable challenges they force themselves to grow up faster, whether they want to or not.

TJ gets himself in trouble with R.W. and Melvin Simms, two white brothers. The boys only want TJ around so they have someone to put the blame on and make fun of him. When TJ wants a very nice handgun at the Barnett Mercantile, the Simms brothers fool him into thinking that his dream is about to come true. RW and Melvin convinced TJ to try to steal the gun. They were caught in the act and the brothers punished TJ horribly. TJ tapped on the Logans door in the middle of the night. Stacey and Cassie answered the door. They knew they had to help him despite the negative acts against their family. “Stacey? I whispered afraid of what he might do. As far back as I could remember, Stacey had felt a responsibility for TJ I had never really understood why. Perhaps he felt that even a person as despicable as TJ needed someone he could call “friend”, or perhaps he sensed TJ’s vulnerability better than TJ did himself. Stacey, you ain’t goin’ are you?... You go on back to bed Cassie. I’ll be alright.” (pg. 249) This quote is a prime example of Stacey’s courage. Stacey knows that helping TJ could get him in trouble or even killed. Stacey is a true friend, and a brave one too.

Even though Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is about a family very different from my own, I identify with the main character, Cassie, because we are similar in some ways and I admire her. Just like Cassie’s mom, my mom was a teacher, and I have close relationships with my siblings. These similarities help me put myself in Cassie’s place. I admire her because she is brave and fights for her rights and what she believes in. She always sticks up for herself. For example, when the white kids’ school bus purposely splashes Cassie and her siblings, they dig a ditch and the bus gets stuck in the mud. Cassie always sticks up for Little Man, her younger brother. She tells her mom about the poor quality books that upset Little Man, and she comforts him when she is upset. Cassie and her brothers are always hanging out together. In my family, my sister takes me shopping and hangs out with me. I also play outside and jump on the trampoline with my younger brother. Even though I am similar to Cassie in some ways, we have differences, too. I am not part of a minority and have never faced prejudices like

Mildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry is set during the Great Depression, in the rural areas of Mississippi. The majority of the people in this community are sharecroppers, who are greatly dependent on plantation farming. The Logan family is fortunate because they have a piece of land of their own, so unlike other black sharecroppers they do not have to be dependent on the whites. However, due to the sharp decrease in the price of the cotton crop the family have to work hard to keep it in their hands, whilst also providing food in order for them to survive. The situation is further worsened because of the severity of racism and segregation in the society. The Logans are one of the few families

[In the novel the glass castle by Jeannette walls, her dad Rex walls has a drinking problem, Jeannette and her siblings starve, and she is constantly being bullied. all while moving constantly]. The family goes through more rough times than fun, but that does not stop them from being there for one another. In the glass castle Jeannette and her siblings show how *Overcoming challenges is easier as a family than alone. *

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor shows the ways that black people dealt with injustice and racism in the South. In this novel, it is very clear how people feel about racism. You can also see the ways in which they react and deal with it. It displays how degradation, humiliation and hatred fill the gap between the white and black races.

When Jessie needed a ride to Clifton but was cautious to not get caught. She went into a break truck, a truck filled with bread, and pulled the latch constantly open on the back of the truck. It gave in and Jessie finally was able to get in. However, there was a problem. “…she slipped in the door, and pulled it almost closed behind her. It didn’t latch.” (Haddix, p.83) Though Jessie knew she was in a bad situation, she didn’t jump off. She was determined to get to a phone line on her way to Indianapolis and proved that she had no time to be scared and manned up. When the vehicle moved, all that she can do is hold on to the unlatched door. “Jessie braced herself between a bread rack and the door.” (Haddix, p.84) Jessie had no help, she had to keep strong and keep a handle, or else she could get caught or even worse, fall off! This brings me to another fact why Jessie was courageous, she was a lone soldier. She left the her own family and people she ever knew, putting her in danger, just to get the message out. Her life is on the line if anyone reports her to Clifton. She had no knowledge of the world outside, yet she was different. Ma trusted no one else other than Jessie because she had courage and was fearless. Even Ma declared, “Yes. I can count on you.” (Haddix,

Well Stacey had to on time, they were just about to go to sleep and then Stacey looks out the window and sees the night men coming up there driveway and Stacey know that they are coming to get T.J because he is always in trouble for doing something like being friends with the sim boys (they are white kids that are kinda mischievous) and trying to steal and cheat (like i said in paragraph 2 line 4-7) he is just not a good kid but he knows better. Whenever Stacey sees the night men to his door he quietly whispers “T.J. get down here the night men are here and they are coming to get you so hurry up” Taylor page 79 then T.J. did what he was told and hid. The night men came to the door and knocked and Big Ma (another character in the story) opens the door and then Stacey come to the door and the night-men then ask “is T.J. here little fella”? Taylor page 82; Stacey then says “no Mr i have not seen him at all” then they leave and Stacey feel like he just took a huge brick off of his shoulders. Then her goes to the room and tells T.J. “you are fine now get up” and that is what he did. This shows how T.J will take up for his friends when there are in need of help or just a laugh or a

Did you know that you have been lied to? Time and time again, people in and out of fiction have told you things that aren’t exactly true, but you both knew it was a lie (a rather sarcastic one at that). This is an example of what is called irony— what results when the actual outcome differs from what was expected— and irony is something that is heavily featured in Mildred Taylor’s historical fiction novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. In this book Mildred Taylor’s use of irony helps to accomplish three main tasks: characterize the monochromatic cast of characters, elucidate and illuminate the main theme of the passage, creating, setting, and modifying the ambiance and mood of the various chapters.

There are many important Themes in the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry. These themes include: racial prejudice, loyalty, honesty, friendship, personal integrity and respect for others. Although Jeremy Simms and TJ Avery are fairly minor people in the book, their characters are used to inforce and strengthen the themes of the novel.

The novel ‘Roll of Thunder, hear my Cry’ conveys the message that there were indeed white people that did want the two races to live equally. Jeremy is a clear example of a character conveying this message.

It takes a big act of courage in a lot of sticky situations. In “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor I believe Stacey Logan followed his convictions the most out of any character when he made the plan to stop the bus, helped TJ after he was beat up and framed by the Simms boys, and taking the blame when TJ cheated on the test. Stacey was a 12-year-old boy who is loyal throughout the entire book. Stacey knew that there would be many consequences for the things he did.

Since the beginning, humans have enslaved or mistreated their fellow humans. Whether it is a matter of race, gender, religion, or otherwise, humans commit horrible crimes against each other simply because they are different from one another. However, throughout history, humans have also protested this abuse. Over time, the mistreatment stops if enough people protest it. This cycle of injustice and protest becomes a recurring theme in Mildred D. Taylor’s historical fiction novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. [Needs summary] In the novel, the nine-year-old African-American narrator Cassie endures injustices such as racial epithets in her textbook, a racist bus driver, and a sadistic twelve-year-old white girl. But there will be protest against all of these, and Cassie will learn valuable lessons from each of them.