Symbolism In Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry

“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” Everybody should celebrate everybodys differences, and be thankful that we have such a diverse world. In the book “Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry” by Mildred D Taylor. The story is set around the Logan family in 1933, during this time period the whites discriminate against the blacks.The Logans are the only black family that own their own land. They go through many struggles to keep their land, but the family always stays together. In “Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry” the whites discriminate against the blacks.Mildred D Taylor uses many craft moves to get to a specific goal and to also set up an emotion.

Mildred D Taylor uses symbolism in the book Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry to raise the stakes. One example on page 205-206 is "You see that fig tree over yonder".... "Them other trees around it, that oak and walnut they're a lot bigger and they take up more room and give so much shade almost shadow over that old fig tree. But that fig tree got roots that run deep and it belongs in that yard as much as the oak and walnut". This quote raises the

It shows how the whites purposely antagonize the blacks and how the bus purposely spats gas at the Logans. Another example of this craft move and goal on page 91. "Visions of night men and fire mixed in a caldron of fear awakened me long before dawn.” This quote shows the problem of the night men and how dangerous they are. It shows how scared Cassie is of them. This shows a emotion of fear. In conclusion metaphors are an effective technique to set up the problem in the