Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: An Instructional Guide for Literature (Great Works)

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:02:23 -0800

The book, Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry, was written by Mildred D. Taylor. The story happened in the past where racial segregation had just been canceled, but there were still conflicts in between different raices. In the story, Cassie Logan, protagonist, and her family was in charge of a piece of farmland. Throughout the story, they had encountered lots of problems and they had to solve it as a family. The main character, Cassie Logan had to face discriminations constantly, and also helped her family to defend the farmland that the white people were trying to take over. I really enjoy reading this book, because some chapters in the story are very exciting. Especially chapter 6 where the Logan family had to come up with different creative ideas to defend their farmland. The most confusing part of the story is when her father had to use extremely radical methods to protect their family. I do not understand why her father had to be so extreme and irrational. I guess he was facing desperation, that’s why he had to take desperate measures.