Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Research Paper

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Justice Smith 9/2/14
Title: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Author: Mildred D. Taylor

Main character (1): Cassie Logan - The narrator and protagonist. Cassie is the Logan's 9 year-old child. She is a rather small wide eyed child of color. She has a fiery temper like her Uncle Hammer. She's very smart and knows more than her local trouble maker TJ. Also, she is very naive concerning the facts of racism.

* Sentinels: guards who watch over someone or something.
* Persnickety: obsessed with detail.
* Amenities: attractive features that make something more pleasing.
* Acrid: stinging or biting.
* Rasped: spoke in a rough way.
* Rile: to bother.
* Sauntered: walked in a relaxed ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

mother is a school teacher who organizes a boycott of a white owned general store. She gets fired from the job when the store owners find out. The father works for the railroad and is gone a lot so that he can work. Cassie is the only girl of four children ages 6 to 12.

THEME

The main theme in this story is racism. The Logan family experience so incidents of injustice as they fight for equal rights and their land. Cassie is learning from a young age how to stand up for what she believes in. She learns not to let people treat her or, her family badly just because they are black. Her family is strong minded. Mr. and Mrs. Logan teach the children to respect themselves. Cassie learns to be cool headed and to think things through is a better, more successful way of getting the best results. This is displayed when Cassie tricks Lillian, (who has been awful to Cassie) into being her friend and then telling Cassie her secrets about her friends. Cassie then uses this ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. (2014, October 1). Retrieved December 23, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Roll-of-Thunder-Hear-My-Cry/104414

"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 1 Oct. 2014. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Roll-of-Thunder-Hear-My-Cry/104414>

"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." Essayworld.com. October 1, 2014. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Roll-of-Thunder-Hear-My-Cry/104414.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 10/1/2014 08:19:47 PM
Submitted By: harvarddreams
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 783
Pages: 3

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier