Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry Quotes

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A caring person who sees something that isn’t right will make it right, no matter what happens to them. In the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor, the theme stand up for what is right emerges in the story. One example of this theme in the story is when Cassie stands up to Mr. Barnett. Here is a quote from the text on pg. 111 that Cassie said to Mr. Barnett. “Y-you was helping us.” Cassie said this to Mr. Barnett because when he left Cassie to help a white girl, she was outraged. Cassie knew that everyone should be treated equally and just because that girl was white, Mr. Barnett should not have left Cassie and helped her. So Cassie did the right and thing and standed up to Mr. Barnett. Another example of this theme