Courage is standing up for what you believe in. Throughout the novel,Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Mildred Taylor uses Stacey logan as an example of a young boy that stands up for his family’s convictions despite many injustices against him and his family. Stacey proves his courage by digging a trench to stop the white bus,staying behind to markeT.J. was alright, and being friends with a kid even though it could cost to much. Would you dig a trench to get back at a bus that was splashing you every day that it rained? Well Stacey Logan did.The Logan children and T.J. & Clyde Avery got tired of the white bus splashing them every day and the white children calling them names so The Logan kids decided to dig a trench to get back at the bus.As Stacey say “up to when the bus forced us off the road.Be careful …show more content…
His friend T.J. was hurt and in trouble because T.J. went with R.W. and Melvin to the barnett store T.J. the pearl handled pistol because T.J. wanted it but he thought that they were going to buy it but they stole it and the money at the Barnett store and blamed it on T.J. and beat him if he told anybody it was them and not T.J. but they beat him up anyway and he went to the Logan house where cassie heard him and took him to the boys bedroom to get Stacey to take him home and he did but a few minutes later a caravan of cars pulled into the Averys road and during the Averys out of the house including T.J. who still has the pearl handled pistol they found it on him and they found it on him and Stacey told cassie to get papa and Mr.Morrison to come stop it but cassie didn’t want to go without Stacey but he made her do it because he didn’t want T.J. to get hurt more than he already is so he stayed behind to make sure his friend was alright. Also as Cassie said “ I cried for T.J. for T.J. and the land”. So are you willing to behind when your friend is hurt like Stacey