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    Quick Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
    Quick Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
    Quick Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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    Quick Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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    “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor was first published in 1976. This novel is the sequel to her earlier novella “Song of the Trees” that was published in 1975.

    The book basically deals with the subject of racism in the United States. The book was highly acclaimed and it was equally admired by both readers and critics. The novel won the Newbery Medal in 1977.

    This novel is followed by two more sequels: “Let the Circle Be Unbroken” and “The Road to Memphis,” which were published in 1981 and in 1990.

    The novel very minutely and observantly explores the lives of the people living in southern Mississippi, during the period of Great Depression in the United States.

    Quick Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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    Chapter One: Introduction
    Chapter Two: Plot Overview
    Chapter Three: Characters
    Chapter Four: Complete Summary
    Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateApr 15, 2015
    ISBN9781311885371
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    Chapter One: Introduction

    Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor was first published in 1976. This novel is the sequel to her earlier novella Song of the Trees that was published in 1975.

    The book basically deals with the subject of racism in the United States. The book was highly acclaimed and it was equally admired by both readers and critics. The novel won the Newbery Medal in 1977.

    This novel is followed by two more sequels: Let the Circle Be Unbroken and The Road to Memphis, which were published in 1981 and in 1990.

    The novel very minutely and observantly explores the lives of the people living in southern Mississippi, in the South during the period of Great Depression in the United States.

    The time that the story covers was a very difficult period for the colored people. Racism was still prevalent and several people were persecuted only because of the color of their skin.

    The story describes the significance of land and the impact of racism on the people affected by it.

    The story has been narrated from a child’s perspective. Cassie Logan is the narrator of the story. It can also be called a coming-of-age story. The narrator describes very minutely how it was to grow up in the South during the time when racial discrimination was at its peak in America.

    Chapter Two: Plot Overview

    Nine-year-old Cassie Logan is the narrator of the novel. It is October, 1933. Cassie Logan is going to the first day of school. Her brothers Stacey, Christopher John, and Little Man are also going with her. They are twelve, seven, and six years old respectively.

    They are the children of African-American parents who live in rural Mississippi. During their walk towards school, Cassie begins to talk about the land on which they live. It transpires that the land earlier belonged to Harlan Granger, but he sold two hundred acres of the land to pay his taxes during Reconstruction.

    Cassie’s grandfather bought two hundred acres of land in 1887. He bought another two hundred acres in 1918.

    The children walk for several miles. At one place, they see T. J. Avery and his brother Claude. Their parents sharecrop on the granger plantation.

    After a while, the Jefferson Davis school bus passes by the children. All the children jump out of the way of the bus, but Little Man is too late to do that. The mud kicked up by the bus covers Little Man’s clothes.

    Having reached the school, Cassie and Little Man go to their classroom. Miss Daisy Crocker is Cassie’s teacher. She hands them their textbooks. The books are worn out and outdated. They are the castoffs from the white school. The chart on the books says that they had been used by only white students. When the books reached bad condition, they were given to black students.

    Little Man is upset to see the bad condition of the books and the chart on the books. Miss Crocker meets their mother. Later on, the mother sticks a piece of paper to hide the chart, the racist indicator. She hides the charts of all the books. She gives those books back to the teacher. Miss Crocker is dumbstruck.

    On Saturday, David Logan, the father of the children, comes home from his job at the railroad in Louisiana. He has brought Mr. L. T. Morrison with him. He is going to help in planting, farming, protecting, and other jobs.

    It transpires that L. T. has been dismissed from his job at the railroad because he had a fight which was actually the fault of a white man.

    There Papa leaves the following morning after church. He has to catch a train.

    The following week, T. J. and Stacey appear in an examination. T. J. has already created cheat sheets, but when he sees that Mrs. Logan is coming, he gives those sheets to Stacey. The teacher finds the notes and she accuses Stacey of cheating on the test. She whips him hard in front of the entire class. She fails him.

    After the school time, T. J. hurries to the Wallace Store. The Logans do not allow their children to go to the Wallace Store because the store causes a lot of troubles for the blacks. Stacey follows T. J. The others follow Stacey.

    Mr. Morrison sees Stacey and T. J. fighting. He separates them. Mr. Morrison does not inform their

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