“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King Jr. In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry many characters show as much courage and perseverance as MLK. The novel is a based on a black family in Mississippi in the 1930’s. They had their own land and lived all alone in a community where white people ruled. They had to persevere through the fact that they were black and were considered trash to white people. The Logan family had their own farm and land when almost every The characters such as Mr.Jamison stood up against racism, segregation, night riders, and lynching. He persevered through hard times and showed great courage.
In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry there are several characters who demonstrate an enormous amount of courage. One of the characters was
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This relates to the text because Mr.Jamison kept on persevering and kept on pushing through the challenges that he was faced with and got what he wanted. The mother in the poem was trying to tell her son to keep persevering like she did and Mr.Jamison wanted to hurt the wallaces in a peaceful way. They both had to have courage and had to persevere through the tough times. Lines 2-5 in the poem show a great amount of perseverance also. They are showing that the mother's life hasn’t been clear or she hasn’t been able to tell what her future held for her. It is telling that she had had pain in her life and that she hasn’t had a good place to sleep. On line 4 it says “And places with no carpet on the floor-” She means that there was nobody to comfort her in times of need and that she was exposed and all alone. But just like Mr and Mrs.Logan she kept pushing on and kept going. No matter how hard it got she kept on going. She didn’t give up and is showing her kid and telling him that it can be hard and harsh but it will all turn