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Summary: There is Value In You
Review: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry written by Mildred D. Taylor is an excellent book for the young adult reader. This novel deals with many universal human concerns that may surface in a young adults life.
The question of a childs self-worth is dealt with throughout the novel. Cassie, the young protagonist is faced with this question many times over.Because this novel takes place in the 1930's and she is black there are very few outside sources that can help to stenghten her. Cassie finds strength within herself and refuses to let anyone belittle her.Even in a time when black people were not considered equal to white people she knew she deserved the same treatment and respect that they recieved.
Cassie is faced with taking hand me down book from the white kids. The books are beat up and abused with the word "very poor nigra" stamped on the inside cover.Cassie refuses to take her book from the teacher. Cassie feels if the white kids have new books than so should she, when the white kids are finished with the books they give them to the black kids, and that is not fair.
Upon going into town with her grandmother Cassie is faced with another incident when a store clerk ignores her and her brother because white people want to be served. Cassie waits patiently for a while and than realizes what is going on . When she realizes the injustice that is occuring she speaks up for herself. The store clerk is shocked calling her out of her name demanding that she leave his store. Cassie proceeds to let him know that they had been standing there for a long time and need service like everyone else, she says he has no right to keep them waiting.
Cassie is faced with her nemisis Lillian Jean. Cassie is being forced to call her Miz Lilian Jean and is expected to step in the street so Lillian Jean can walk by. Cassie refuses demanding that her and Lillian are the same age and she should not have to address her with a title, nor should she have to step into the street for a child to walk by or anyone for that matter. Cassie's grandmother is insistant that she does these things, so Cassie does it reluctantly. Cassie being the child that she is does not undestand her grandmother's reasoning, why would she allow anyone to treat us like that.
Throughout the novel Cassie is fighting to keep her self-worth in tact. Though she is just a young child she knows that people should be treated equal. Whether you are white or black should hold no valitity in the person that you are. The lesson learned in this novel is to believe in yourself and your convictions. Obstacles may come, but never let them stop you.
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Summary: Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry
Review: I am a 5th grade student at Waldron Mercy Academy (ACC). Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry was a great book. It was like what happened in the world in the 1870's.The story was when the white people were racist. In the story Whites had a lot more things than Blacks. Each time I read a chapter I always had tears in my eyes. When a chapter or a sentence came up they always had a meaning to it. The kids in the book were always getting into trouble. They were the Logan family. The Logan family had 2 whole acres of land and they wouldn't give it away. Then on a stormy night nightmares hit the family, and tragedy started to happen. No matter how bad the terror was, the family always stuck together. After I read this book I never really thought about how bad Blacks got treated. Just for warning, this book is a tear-jerker. I think that this was a great book and for anyone who didn't read it, then get your tissues, and your chair, and start reading!!...
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Summary: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Review: The story Roll of thunder hear my cry was written by mildred D. taylor.The novel is 276 pages long. The main characters in this story are the logan family that is made up of little man,stacy,
christopher john,ma,and pa.Little man doesnt understand why he isn't treated fairly.stacy and christopher john are the older kids that get annoyed by little man. Ma is a teacher and tries to guide her kids.
The story is about a black family
that lives in a community of mainly white people the kids are not treated fairly because they are black.They feel alone and different. The story took place in mississippi
in spokane county in 1933.The story was written to show how black families were treated, and to show that the white people would try to take away the land.Even though they wewe treated poorly they remained strong and tried to fight back.I thought the story was well written and I would recommend their book to anyone,after you read that read the sequal to rool of thunder hear my cry which is THE LAND.The book caught my atention because it shows how times have change in the world today.
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Summary: HORRIBLE!
Review: This was absolutely the worst book I have ever read. It is so boring! I think Mildred Taylor should be ashamed of herself for writing this terrible book. If I had the option I wouldn't even give it one star because it doesn't even deserve a half of a star.
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Summary: Stunning and Stark in Its Realism
Review: The best thing about this book was that the narrator, Cassie, is nine, an age where you haven't learned to wear masks and fake things in life, an age where pretense doesn't make much sense. So I didn't doubt the sincerity of her voice as she told about her experiences, in a year when her world comes tumbling down. The book takes place in the South, in the 30's. Slavery has been abolished, but not its cousin---sharecropping. Most of the sharecroppers are black families who plant on white land, then have to pay the white owners more of their earnings than is fair. Cassie's family is lucky, they own their own plot of land, and she has never really thought about being black, or white. Until she is publicly humiliated by a white girl, riders come in the night, looking to hurt and kill blacks accused of crimes they didnt' commit, and a boy named TJ Avery is sentenced to jail for life, accused of murdering a man...
This is one of those books that you wish wasn't dubbed as a childrens' book, so more adults would have the chance to enjoy it.
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Summary: Roll of Thunder hear my cry
Review: he book Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry takes place during the depression.
Cassie Logan, the main character gets herself into all sorts of trouble when she tries to stick up for herself in front of the white people in her town. Cassie doesn't quite understand why white people treat blacks so poorly. Little man, Cassie's younger brother, always tries to keep himself out of trouble, and his clothes neat and tidy, until his first day of school. Christopher-john, Cassie's other brother, always tries to be just like his older brother Stacy. Stacy is Cassie's oldest brother who tries to be a good role model until he ends up where he's not supposed to be and gets embarrassed in front of the white people in his town. Then there's T.J., Stacey's friend. He is always getting himself or some one else into trouble. Mildred D. Taylor did an out-standing job on this book. Her creative, historical fiction novel was created around the Logan family during the depression. She used many situations of how African- Americans were treated. Just like the time in the book where Cassie and her brother were waiting in the store line to be waited on. It was their turn and then all of a sudden, a young white girl walks in and the storeowner ignores Cassie and Stacy as if they didn't even exists. She gives a great message on how African-Americans lived during those times. The book also shows what African- Americans went through to be treated equal. I really enjoyed this historical-fiction novel! It gave me a much better understanding of how African Americans were treated. Any reader who is interested in historical fiction will really enjoy this book. This book was written with a lot of detail, facts, and expression on African Americans. You're never going to want to put the book down. I would highly recommend this book to anyone!
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Summary: Gabby's Review
Review: Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry was set in Mississippi in the 1930's during depression and racism. Cassie Logan tells the story about their survival in Mississippi. The Logan family are the only blacks that have their own land. Mr. Logan works at the railroad and Mrs. Logan teaches at Great Faith Elementary. Cassie and her brothers attend the same school where their mother works. Mr. and Mrs. Logan starts a boycott in their neighborhood to stop people from shopping at the Wallace store. The Logans feelthe lynching would stop in their neighborhood. Because of the boycott Mrs. Logan loses her job and Mr. Logan is shot in his head. The Wallace family did everything they could to stop the boycott but it did not scare the Logans. Despite it all, the Logans still play a big part in their neighborhood to help others anyway they could.
Reading this novel makes me think. People went through a lot of things just to keep their homes and their jobs. I could relate to T.J., He did a lot of things that he did not want to do but he wanted to fit in with the crowd. TJ wanted to be much older than he was. I know rushing to be an adult can have a big effect on your life. Being with the wrong crowd caused TJ a lot of problems as it did me. I fixed my problem by going back to school, but for TJ it isn't that simple.
Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry was a good book. This novel helps readers see how the Depression really was. The Logans were a strong African American family. No matter what the opposite race did to them to make them sell their land or to stop the boycott, the Logan still stayed on top. Mr. And Mrs. Logan taught their kids great values and did their best to explain why things were the way they were. I cried for T.J. at the end of story wondering what would really happen to him.
I would recommend for others to read this book. I feel that any mature age group would enjoy this book.
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Summary: Best Book
Review: It made an impact on my knowledge of African Americans and how they endured prejudice just because of their skin color and/or being poor. It's been years since I read the book but I still remember it. I recommend it to anyone who is mature enough to read it.
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Summary: Superb Book
Review: Cassie narrorates the story, and her and her family deal with tough times.
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Summary: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, and excellent book!
Review: This book is a wonderfully detailed story of an African-American family during the most turbulant years of racism. They live in Mississippi, and their father works at the railroad and their mother is a teacher. The four childeren are Stacey, the oldest boy, then Cassie, Christopher-John, and Little Man. It is mainly Cassie telling the story, the strong-willed young daughter who doesn't yet understand the extremes of racism and has to learn in the turbulant year. Big Ma, the grandmother who also lives with them, helps her understand through the story. There are many thrilling parts, and sad parts, but the epic story is realistic with few dry spots. It has an ending so powerful, it shows how it was to grow up so quickly by learing about the dangers of racism.
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