Cassie

Mildred Taylor uses Cassie as an example of how most blacks back then were treated and how they dealt with it. Cassie loves her land and is willing to do anything for her land and family. One challenge that Cassie faces is in the Barnett Mercantile. When T.J. is waiting for Mr.Barnett to get his stuff all of a sudden Mr. Barnett just starts helping a white girl. Cassie got mad at this because he was waiting on her because she was white and just left T.J. there. When Cassie saw this she was furious

does Cassie face while on her visit to Strawberry and what does she learn from the incidences? In Roll Of Thunder: Hear My Cry Cassie is a young black girl from the 1920s. When Cassie visits a big town for the first time her expectations are shattered, not only is the scenery nothing like she pictured, people gang up on her and cruelly show her “her place.” Cassie experiences several incidents of racial division during her visit to Strawberry, Mississippi. Through these incidences, Cassie learns

Jesus Freaks Where was God on April 20, 1999 when thirteen innocent people were murdered? (Destiny Ministries 5) Cassie Bernall is a martyr for today's teenagers due to the Columbine Massacre. What exactly is a martyr? The Columbine Massacre shook the whole nation because of the students that killed their own colleagues. Cassie Bernall was a girl that stood up for her belief in God when one of the murderers held a gun to her head. A martyr is a person that defends a principle, even

Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred Taylor uses Cassie Logan to explain how life and the world was back then through the stories her grandma had told her when she was little. Cassie proves that she has courage by standing up for her little brother, standing up to Mr. Burnett, and helps TJ even though he is a convicted criminal. Cassie has also proved that she is a sassy little brat sometime. She also proved that she can do anything even if she might get in trouble. Cassie has proved it even by beating up a

to stamp on it furiously, Miss Crocker then takes him and whips him without question. And even when Cassie tries to explain to Miss Crocker why Little Man reacted so vigorously, Cassie shows Miss Crocker what Little Man had seen, showing her that the book is stating that the worst condition is given to them, which are referred to as nigra. Miss Crocker coldly replies to Cassie “that’s what you are.” This is where Miss Crocker shows that

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. In the first chapter of the novel, we are exposed to our first injustice. New textbooks for Cassie’s classroom! How exciting! But to Cassie and Little Man’s dismay, they are in fact, hand-me-downs from

Standing up for what you believe in isn’t always easy, but if you have the courage, you can do anything you put your mind to. Throughout the book, “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry”, by Mildred D. Taylor, I feel that Cassie Logan showed the most courage. Even though she didn’t quite understand why her family was treated the way they were, she knew it wasn’t right. She showed courage when she stood up to Mr. Barnett, when she stood up to Miz Crocker because the “new books” were dirty, and also when she

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 Jean. Would you get embarrassed in front of the class for one of your siblings or a friend? Cassie did that for Little man, her

store when kids with a different skin color were allowed to. In Roll Of Thunder, the main point of the book is about Cassie, (the main character) learning about the mean laws about the Jim Crow South. At the beginning of chapter 5, Cassie is still very innocent. You can see this on page 104 when Big Ma, Stacey, Cassie, and T.J. are at strawberry selling and buying things, that Cassie does not understand why they are parked in such a bad spot compared to where the other wagons were. She does not realize

Courage is when you stand up for what think is wrong. In the book Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor uses Cassie as girl that doesn’t know what racism and has to stand up for herself in the Strawberry market. Cassie was courageous when she had stood up for Little Man, Facing Lillian Jean, and telling Mr. Burnett to work with them. Cassie’s actions show that she was a courageous girl who cares about her family, standed up for her brothers. During this time period whites and blacks were