Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry Essay

In the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, Cassie being exposed to the harsh actions of the world showcases a loss of innocence story in which she also learned the motives of people's actions. First of all, shortly after Cassie was ridiculed by Mr.Barnett and thrown onto the street by Mr.Simms for simply standing in front of Lillian Jean, she narrates, “No day in all my life had ever been as cruel as this one.”(116). Since Cassie never had a personal experience of being abused by white people, Mr.Simms’ actions took her by surprise and left her shocked about what had occurred. In a situation, when someone is more experienced such as a mother or father, they would act more rationally because they had already lost their innocence of how they think the world is like, but when someone has not been in a certain situation like that, they may act more irrationally, such as claiming that it was one of the worst days of their life.

Simms for walking in front of her daughter, Mama said, “For him to believe that he is better than we are makes him think that he’s important simply because he’s white”(129). Mama’s love for Cassie caused her to be concerned for her well being, so she decided it was time for Cassie to learn about the way the real world is, hoping that she could have a more fair life. In every mother’s life, there is a time where she has to start letting go of her children so they could experience to what happens in real life, and also learn the consequences of their actions so they could be safe. Lastly, after the Wallaces hit T.J, Mr and Mrs. Avery, and all their children Cassie, who had been in the bushes watching narrated, “I watched the world from outside myself”(252). Once again, Cassie being inexperienced with these situations like so caused her to almost traumatized from what she saw, recalling the experience as