Mildred Taylor's "Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry": Hardships Of The Logan Family

Part I of Essay
In Mildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry the Logans family is faced with many different hardships, some more serious than other . The main character Cassie lives with her Mom, Dad, Grandmother and three brothers. The book mainly revolves around Cassie and the eve ....

Part II of Essay
.... land and they would try to do anything within their powers to take the land from them, "because he's [Mr. Granger] one of those people who has to believe that white people are better are better than black people to make himself feel big"(p.276). When T.J., a friend of the family, gets into serious trouble with the law, Cassie watches her family's strength defy Mississippi racism. "I cried for T.J.for T.J.and the land." I enjoyed the story because the character seemed so real and the events are suspenseful. ....