Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry Obstacles

The novel Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor is a heart wrenching story about an African American family going through very difficult times. Through many twists and turns racism, the Logan children learn what it's like in the cruel world outside their protected farmland. By sticking together as a family, Taylor shows how important a strong family relationship is. Had they not stuck together during these times they may not have made it through. In the end Mildred shows how when everyone works together, obstacles could be overcome. Common interests bring people together. Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry shows that obstacles aren't as tough when you have family and friends there to help you.

One way that this book shows that obstacles aren't as tough when you have your family there to help is through showing how they solve obstacles at school. For example, the bus keeps putting the Logans in danger by driving very close

For example, when T.J.’s dad lets the Logans know that they can’t continue the boycott, he also mentions that T.J. has lately been out of control. T.J. does not have the strong family bond whereas the Logans do. Mama and Papa later talk about how T.J has taken a wrong turn in life and how his family can’t control him anymore. When they are talking together, Mama says, “‘The other day Joe told me he couldn’t do nothing with T.J. anymore. That’s a hard thing for a man to admit.” Also he got rid of his old friends of his race (his only true friends), that played the role of a close family to him. When he got new White friends, you could tell he was headed for trouble. This shows that when you don't have the strong family bond as the Logans do, you can get into a lot of trouble, just like how T.J. got framed by the White kids for stealing a gun. Not having family there to support you can make life’s obstacles even