Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Final Test
One of the main themes in this novel was represented using the land. The Logans were fortunate to own their own land during these more racist and oppressed times so it was important to the family. The land could have been used to represent hope or the freedom the Logans had in the novel. Although the land was theirs it was also being threatened and Mr. Granger was trying to get it back from the Logan’s. The land was one of the most important symbols in the novel, because it represented the freedom the Logan’s had. The Logan’s owned the land instead of it being owned by a white family. This is important to the novel, because they were free to be on their own land and they have more power. This shows more
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He did not look up until the flame had caught in the tobacco and held there. Then he turned to Mr. Granger. ‘Two hundred acres of this place been Logan land for almost fifty years now, the other two hundred for fifteen. We’ve been through bad times and good times but we ain’t never lost none of it. Ain't gonna start now. Mr Granger said quietly, ‘It was Granger land before it was Logan.’’ This was important because Mr. Granger was threatening the land before Papa broke his leg. Mr. Granger wanted the land back after he had it sold to the Logan family in the past. In addition to this, the land was important because it represented the independence the Logan’s had on their own plot of land. One example of this is when Papa states that Cassie would never have to live on someone else’s land. The novel stated, “ You ain't never had to live on nobody's place but your own and long as I live and the family survives, you'll never have to. That's important. You may not understand that now, but one day you will. Then you'll see.” This shows Papa explaining to Cassie her freedom she would have growing up as long as the land is in her name. It was important because it was not common for a black