Courage can not be told or said, it has to be shown by actions. In the novel, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor uses a young black girl, by the name of Cassie Logan. She shows us that, for a young 9 year old she has courage to stand up for what is right. Cassie shows courage when she stood up for her brother Little Man, when she stood up for what was right at the Barnet store, and when she was willing to help T.J. even though he had put her family through a lot. Cassie is a sassy and outspoken girl, who loves the land she lives on. When she finally understood why blacks were treated the way they were, and even before, she stood up for what was right. Cassie shows to everyone around her, that she is willing to fight for what is right, and stand up for her convictions. …show more content…
Cassie stood up for her little brother, Little Man. She stood up to Miz Crocker, her teacher, when she gave them books that were dirty and had nasty names in it. Her meticulous brother did not want a book because of this reason, Cassie was trying to explain to Miz Crocker why. Miz Crocker still got upset and whooped Little Man and Cassie. “See, Miz Crocker, see what it says. They give us these ole books when they didn’t want ‘em no more.” (Taylor, 26) This shows that Cassie was not afraid to take a whoopin for standing up for her little brother. Sometimes doing the right thing, is harder than what meets the
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.”
The students at some point have to show courage, if someone is being bullied, mistreated, or just sad. Courage is showing bravery and just doing what's right. In Mildred Taylorś book, Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry. Stacey has to show courage, when he took the blame for T.J. cheating.. Stacey also had to show courage by, coming up with the idea of digging the trench, and Stacey got everyone involved with the idea of digging the trench, for the bus to fall in.
Figurative language is used to emphasize Cassie and her emotions in her experiences and interactions and how she learns from that. Epiphany is used to convey how both Cassie and Stacey learned from their mistakes and simultaneously grew from said mistakes. Many other characters in this book go through an experience they could learn from, but don’t learn from it (e.g. T.J.). But, Stacey and Cassie, thanks to their parents they learn from their mistakes and experiences and get a life lesson along with it. Taylor's book displays a variety of themes but the most prominent theme is that making mistakes is part of life, and is okay, but it is important that you learn from those mistakes and grow from
Courage is hard to have. Especially when there are people judging you. In the book Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, there are many great acts of courage shown. In the book, Mildred Taylor writes many times when a character has to show courage. Stacey had to show courage when Papa was gone and he had to step up and be the man of the house, when, the night men attacked them, and when he had to help TJ get home and help the Avery’s.
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
In life, being courageous means you have to stand up for your convictions and beliefs. In the novel Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry written by Mildred D. Taylor, Stacey consistently shows gigantic amounts of courage throughout the book. Stacey shows how courageous he was when he chased after T.J. to find the truth for his mom; when he confronted T.J. about his lying and tells the kids he wouldn’t stand for it; and when Stacey stays behind during the big explosion of violence at the end of the book. The events all demonstrate Stacey’s courage and willingness to help his family.
Courage is not always easy but could sometimes cause sacrifice. In the book Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. For my courageous character i choose the very important Stacy Logan. He is a segregated 12 year old boy in 7th grade with very brown hair and wide eyes that you can tell from anywhere. Stacy's makes very courageous and strong choices made him look like her cared for what he wanted and cared for his family.. He has done many courageous acts like stopping the bus from getting himself and his brothers and sisters including his really good friend from a very long friendship T.J., sometimes Stacey and T.J. have their ups and downs the one incident Stacey has to get on to T.J. for cheating on the big exam in their class
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.
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.
In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the author Mildred Taylor uses a fourth grader to narrate the story and it shows how Cassie grows throughout it. Being only nine years old, Cassie is a very intelligent person that will speak her mind about what she thinks is right or wrong. Not really knowing that her outspoken ways could get her in a lot of trouble in the white community in Mississippi. Being very proud of whom she was and her race made it difficult for her to understand the real dangers that were happening. Until she began experiencing injustice for herself and she became aware of all of the tragedies that were occurring to other people that were her race.
The first lesson Cassie learns is to do what the white folds want and that will keep you safe. For example, Big Ma forced Cassie to apologize for something Cassie did not mean to do. Next, Cassie learns that there is a big difference between blacks and whites. When Lillian Jean bumped into Cassie, Lillian forced Cassie to apologize to her for something that Cassie did not mean to do. Finally, Cassie comes to understand that blacks are just as good as whites. Uncle hammer has a car just as nice as Mr. Granger who is a white man that is known as rich and has wanted to take the Logans land for a long time. Big Ma, Mama, and Uncle Hammer taught Cassie different lessons in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Courage is Something Earned not Given Courage doesn't come from being strong, but having mental toughness. Through the book, Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry, Mildred Taylor uses Cassie as a very courageous character. She is a young girl that encounters many obstacles and faces them with grit and courage. Cassie shows her courage when she stood up to Lillian Jean, when she stood up for Little man multiple times and when she snuck out with Stacey to take T.J. home after being beat up. To sum it up, she was one of the greatest and most courageous characters in the book.
Courage is strength. Courage is honesty. Courage is standing one’s ground no matter what. Courage is standing up for others. In Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem Finch, along with their father Atticus, live in Maycomb County, a small, mainly racist town in Alabama during the Great Depression. The Finch family’s neighbor, Mrs. Dubose, and Atticus display acts of personal courage in the story. Specifically, Mrs. Dubose displays courage in her honesty and strength, and Atticus displays courage in his responses to racism based threats and keeping others safe.
Sometimes, you have to have courage when you’re afraid for your life, your future, and your loved ones in order to overcome challenges. In the book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor has Papa, or David Logan, show courage by telling his family that they won’t lose the land and by defending his family so they don’t get hurt by anybody. Papa’s actions prove that he’s a brave and strong man who loved his family and the land they owned. Although he knew that whites were “more important” than the blacks, he didn’t like it, but he was able to live with the consequences.
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.