What does the term having rights mean to you? In the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, many characters have different meanings for having rights, but some people must show courage to have the rights. The novel “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred R. Taylor, is about a black family having the privilege of having their own land. They struggle in their day to day lives from racism and discrimination from white landowners and sharecroppers. Courage is the ability to do something that one is afraid of doing. Being courageous takes a lot of someone to do, which is why having courage takes takes people to another level.
In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, there were several characters who showed a lot of courage throughout the
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Jamison. Mr. Jamison is in my opinion, the most sympathetic white man in Mississippi towards blacks. Cassie respects Mr .Jamison so much, that she doesn’t say Wade Jamison, she gave him the title of “mister”. He calls Big Ma and Mama “missus” to show his respect towards them. During the Great Depression, white people weren’t often supporting and helping blacks, because of the he stood up against Mr. Simms when he pushed Cassie into the road in Strawberry. He even backs up the credit of the Logan’s land, which caused them to keep their legacy going. Mr. Jamison also gives them lemon heads in some time when he passes their land. He saves TJ for the lynching by the night riders by calling the cops on them. He even supported the Logans for starting the boycott against the Afterwards gives Papa, Uncle Hammer, and Mr. Morrison a safe and comfortable ride home. In the second book, it even confirms that his house has been lit, his dog has been poisoned, and his got lots of threats because he saved TJ. He also said he would try and convince the judge at court to free TJ without harm’s way. He went out of his way to let blacks trust him and he protects them with his …show more content…
The narrator, which is referred as the mother, has examples that connects with novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. For example, in stanza 1 in “Mother to Son”, the mother explains to her son that life always has its ups and down, but she was able to overcome her struggles anyway.It also shows that even when times get really rough, she is still alive and living well. The stanza also says that her life “ ain’t been no crystal stair”, symbolizing that it was never perfect and flawless like a crystal stair. I think this poem symbolizes Big Ma, because she has a very calming personality and she has a rough path behind her, but doesn’t let that bother her and her current life. Also, in stanza 3, the mother explains to her kid that he couldn’t worry, don’t look back into the past, and never give up, because restarting would be harder. She persevered again and again, and she hasn’t given up and died yet, so her son shouldn’t give up either. Also in the last 2 lines of the second stanza explains how even when she didn’t really know where she was going and had no guide, but still was able to get through in life. She at this part reminds me of Mama, she supports her kids and tells them that maybe they had to respect whites, but that doesn’t stop them from their full