Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry Important Quotes

His attitude changed based on the environments he was in. The main setting in the book was unknown city. The unknown city was the birth place of TJ and it was where he grew. In his teenage years, he made bad decision, did everything the gangs want him to do. When he was 13 year old he was sent to the foster home care. There he had people who cared about him. After living in a loving home for two years, his mother suddenly wanted him back. When he went back the only way for him to survive his environment consequently is to join the gang. There wasn't much of a problem with his mother anymore. He has to fight to live.

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….

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.

J.T. – is a male African – American sixteen-year-old who always gets in trouble. He is a good-looking guy and is great at playing basketball. J.T. tries his best to take care of his mother without causing more trouble for others. He has had a bad history; however, he seems to have learned from his mistakes and is now working for a better future. In the story, he felt very sad for having to fight Peaches and promises to repay her for her help with his mother.

Tre, from Boyz n the Hood, struggles to balance his impulsive nature with the upstanding education his parents have instilled in him. From fighting with a classmate to pressuring his girlfriend to have sex, Tre is introduced as a boy who does not consider future consequences. Furious Styles, Tre’s father, urges black people within the community to “think young brother, about your future.” The lack of consideration young black men have for their futures may ultimately lead to a lack of a future. Tre is ultimately able to save himself by taking his father’s lessons and experiences to heart. He actively chooses to go against his impulsive instinct and decides not to seek revenge for Ricky’s death. However, Doughboy’s constant heed towards his impulsive nature leads to his inevitable murder. Likewise, in The Outsiders, Bobby, a Social (Soc) who attacked Ponyboy and his friend, is the epitome of impulsivity. Bobby first demonstrates his impulsivity by pressuring Cherry, his girlfriend, to have sex despite her repeated refusal. His later jealousy fuels a blind rage that eventually leads to the final fight that ends with his death. Both films highlight the impulsive natures of the characters with various point-of-view shifts and close-up shots during the attempted drowning of Ponyboy, Doughboy’s murder of Ricky’s killers and Tre’s decision to leave. By

Reading is a crucial part of my academic life, it is a subject that is used multiple times throughout my life. Among the many genres that I have explored, suspense, adventures, and mysteries are my favored because they catch my attention and make me wonder what happens next. Two books that fit these qualities are Alan Gratz’s young adult novel “Code of Honor” and Mildred Taylor’s historical novel “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry”. In the novel Code of Honor, Kamran Smith has it all; a beautiful girlfriend, he is his school’s football star and his best friend got them free tickets to the Super Bowl but his life takes a sharp turn for the worse. Kamran’s older brother, Darius, who fought in the US Army in Afghanistan, is accused a terrorist. He is seen on video bombing the US Embassy in Turkey. Important themes the novel conveys are brotherhood and loyalty. Kamran displays these themes by believing that Darius is innocent. This book has personally affected my life by strengthening my brotherhood and loyalty. I now have a stronger relationship with my brother and we are more loyal to one another. In the novel, Roll of Thunder, one African American family, the Logans, fight to stay strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the deep South of the 1930s. The main character and narrator, Cassie Logan, speculates many events during her childhood which takes place in the time of the Jim Crow era. This book has affected me on a personal level because I

One of the main evils in the story is the way Tom Robinson is accused

Logan killicks the older man that was going with janie. He was a wealthy old man he had over 60 acres of land but i can not see myself relate toward logan the way he was old and mean to his lady. Also the way he talked to janie and he was a woman beater and i can’t relate towards that,reason being is he did many things or handled things wrong the only thing i can see myself honestly being like logan is how he owned the shop and the way i can relate to that is i can see myself owning a business. Logan was a very depressing and very angry person if janie didn’t follow his commands he was a selfish person. For example back in the movie if janie was doing a job for Logan if he didn’t like it he will just yell at her. After seeing such a bad evil man as logan was made me think of my own family makes me happy that it isn’t anyone in my family

Cunningham. In To Kill a Mockingbird the mob had came together to try to kill Tom Robinson, but the following quote from Lee shows how Scouts simple comments to Mr. Cunningham single handedly disbanded the mob, “I go to school with Walter,” I began again. “He’s your boy, ain’t he? Ain’t he, sir”(155)? When she talked directly, it made the situation personal. They went from a mob to individual people, and I believe they knew they weren't these evil monsters who killed, even though they strongly disliked Tom. When Mr Cunningham. said “I’ll tell him you said hey, little lady,” the mod scene was over and it was all thanks to Scouts simple action. (Lee

T.J. is also described as a ¨stocky, robust boy¨ which means that he is a strong boy, with a big body type who is very healthy. By including these words that describe T.J. as strong and healthy, the author could have been showing that the gang of boys on the roof are sickly or weak. T.J doesn´t know that he is different, all he knows is that is normal to himself, and that the gang of boys on the roof are the weird ones. He also stands out because he doesn 't know the ways of the city like the other boys do. T.J. talks about his acre of corn and cotton that he could tend to and take care of, while the other boys are really confused on what T.J. is talking about. The narrator talks about T.J. in that he is ¨strange and different and [the boys are] all attracted by his stolid sense of rightness and belonging, maybe by the strange softness of his voice contrasting [their] own tones of speech into harshness¨(101). Here, T.J. is talking about his farm and is captivating the gang´s imagination. T.J. even talks different from the gang, with his quiet tones and his ¨softness¨ in his voice, possibly meaning that he has a Southern drawl. With his different way of speaking, he contrasts with the harsh city words and speak, and makes the boys all wonder who he really is. They all want to gain the unique sense that he belongs anywhere and that he can do anything.

In the book Whale Talk the characters T.J. and Rich Marshall both went through a rough childhood each getting abused in different ways, T.J. verbally by his mother and Rich physically and verbally abused by his father. With Rich being abused by his father it hit him hard in his adult years ,because of this abuse he also became abusive and started being very disrespectful to his wife and his daughter. When growing up his dad was racist so it came natural to him to not like his step daughter Heidi also being from a black man added on to the list. T.J. on the other side is affected by the abuse when someone makes him angry, in chapter 11 T.J. attempts to fight Mike Barbor because of a situation that happened with him and one of Carly's friends.

At the beginning of the story T.J. says to Stacey that because he is Mama’s son he can get the answers for the test. Stacey says that he does not know Mama and he will not get them. The story goes on and eventually the first test comes up and T.J. has the answers on a slip of paper. Instead of letting him cheat Stacey takes the paper and rips it up trying to a good friend so that Mama will not catch T.J. cheating. T.J. knows that without those notes he can not get a passing grade so at noontime he goes out into the forest and copies down some new ones. After school gets over Cassie sees T.J. running away and there seems to be talk about something that happened. So in the chaos of it all Cassie goes up to Little Willie and Clarence and questions them about it. After Little Willie tells the whole story about how during the test when Stacey catches T.J. he takes the notes but Mama sees him and whips him in front of the whole class. Clarence adds “and ole T.J. just sat there and ain’t said a word,” (Taylor 82). After what T.J. does this adds to his downfall because he does not own up to what he does and he gets Stacey in trouble and this weakens the friendship between them, which makes him a worse person. What it also causes, is him going to the Wwallace store and the more he goes there and the closer he gets to the Wallace’s the more danger is added into his life. This is why when he cheats on Mama’s

Taylor also uses characterization to further push her theme of race and racism in her story. Characterization is the way the characters in a story behave, respond, think, and speak. In “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” there are numerous examples of Ms. Taylor manipulating characters to demonstrate her theme. One example is the way R.W and Melvin Simms treat TJ. After TJ got Mama fired, the children stopped being friends with TJ causing TJ to start befriending R.W and Melvin Simms instead.

T.I.P will play the lead character Marcus Armstrong, son of a notorious Atlanta criminal. Creating immediate conflict to the dialogue of this story, is the fact that T.I is brought on to join a special unit that focuses on contesting forces like his father. By and large,

learns a multitude of important lessons through his wrongdoings with R.W. and Melvin. When the Simms brothers maimed him just for disagreeing with them, T.J. realizes that they were just using him the entire time. He learns not to seek popularity by doing crime with corrupt white men. At the same time, T.J. also learns that Stacey was his only true friend. T.J. said he “ain’t never really had no true friend but you [Stacey] (page 248)”. He realizes this when Stacey helps him get home safely. On the other hand, his “friends” R.W. and Melvin framed him by telling everyone that “three black boys robbed their store [the Barnett mercantile] and knocked out her and her husband (page 253).” When R.W. and Melvin asserted that T.J. was guilty, they brought him to court to get tried. This is where T.J. learned a third lesson. At the biased court, T.J. was “proven” guilty even though there was ample evidence of his innocence. Through his rash actions, T.J. “could possibly go on the chain gang (page 274),” or even die. T.J., a sly, foolish, lazy manipulator, learns that being vindictive to your true friends will never end happily.