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    “The weather is God’s reaction to our fate” voiced an anonymous person. In the historic fiction novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor, a young black girl, Cassie Logan, frequently uses weather references while describing the racist and prejudiced problems she faces in her 1930s world. For example, Cassie describes the rain coming down heavily as she walks to school, angered by the fact that the white kids get to ride a bus. On one particularly rainy day, Cassie describes the rain

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    In Mildred D. Taylor’s award winning novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, there are many themes that take place. For the African-American family that lives in Mississippi that the novel is about, this is what determines whether or not they will live the rest of their lives or die before sunset. One of the most prevalent themes in this novel is discrimination. A way that Mildred Taylor shows discrimination is right away. In the beginning of the book, Little Man asks Stacey why the school bus tried

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    My courageous character Courage is not defined by age rather it is by your actions. During Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry, Mildred Taylor has a girl named Cassie Logan, who had to stand up for her convictions during that time. Cassie shows courageous when she stood up for little Man when he asked for a new book. When she stood up for herself and took Lillian Jean in the woods. These are some things that show Cassie is courageous. Can you stand up for your brother/sister and get a whipping? Cassie was

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    In the novel Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry the oldest brother named Stacey can’t decide if T.J. or Jeremy would be a good friend. They both have their pros and cons. Each of them have effects on him and it causes him to make different decisions in the chapter. To begin, the cons of T.J are that he makes fun of Stacey and he is always getting in trouble. In the chapter T.J calls Stacey a fat preacher because his new coat is to big for hm. T.J tells Stacey that he could keep the coat until it would

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    shown Within Jeremy can play a role in this time period just like how the author Jacques says the violin plays a role in a concert because of his thoughtful and or Generous personality that can bring blacks and whites together. In the novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, Jeremy shows the great quality of generosity because he gave mama nuts for Christmas, Offered his time and talents to Build a Tree house And finally Generosity is a characteristic of Jeremy because he gave mama nuts for Christmas. Generosity

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    #102 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 learn many lessons throughout the book. We can see her grow and get a better understanding of how blacks 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

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    The word courage means the ability to do something that frightens one. In the book that we're reading by Mildred Taylor called Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Cassie shows courage in a few moments throughout the book. Cassie is an African American girl and the only girl in her family. Because of this, she feels like she has to protect her younger siblings. Cassie showed courage when she had to stand up for Little man, when she had to confront Mr.Barnet, and when she had to stand up to rival Lillian

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    Courage is standing for the right no matter what, in the book Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry Mildred Taylor uses Stacey that stood up to the unfairness of the times of whites and blacks. Stacey showed courage by being honest with mama, when he made a plan to dig a ditch, he also took T.J.home in the middle of the night and when he stopped the school bus. Stacey wanted to be courageous and be the head of the household when he was gone.Have you ever had to show enough courage to tell your mom that you

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    In Chapter 5 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor, Cassie’s innocence causes her to find herself in frightening situations. Cassie, the black female protagonist of the story, lives in 1933, in Mississippi, where instances of racism happen daily. However, Cassie, because she is 9 years old and her family wants to protect her from the injustices of the world for as long as possible, doesn’t have a clear understanding of why the white people in her life are doing bad things to her or knowledge

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    Nothing is possible if you don't have the courage to do it.Cassie Logan, in the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, has to face many challenges for her and her family. She has to stand up for her union and stand strong. In the book cassie is challenged many times with segregation and being treated rudely including name calling. She stated that since she was first in line, she should go first. But Mr. Barnett kicked her out. This didn't stop her. She also had to face the fact that T.J. set her mama

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