The story takes place in Mississippi in the 1930's "In 1930..."(pg 7) "Attempting to keep the rusty Mississippi dust..."(pg 3) . Cassie and her brothers (Christopher-John, Little Man, and Stacey) face segregation in school. They also just get old trash (like messed up books) from white people. "12 September 1933 Very poor nigra..." (pg 25).
I think that I would act the same as Cassie and her brothers. They don"t deserve to be segregated just because the color of their skin is different. I might have done something like they did with the bus. "The bus emitted a tremendous crack and careened drunkenly into our trap..." (pg 54)
Mississippi entered the Great Depression later than the rest of the nation. The 52,000 jobs in Mississippi had fell in 1929 to 28,000 in 1933. Bank deposits dropped from $101 million to $49 million in three years.
I think that Mildred Taylor made the setting of Mississippi in the 1930's like it really was. When Mississippi was in the Great Depression, life was very hard. Many people lost their jobs and people lost a lot of money. It was hard to pay bills and get through the day. Mildred Taylor shoes how hard the life was in Mississippi in the 1930's.
Showing posts with label Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Show all posts
Friday, December 4, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Mama
Mama cares for all of her children. She values education. Mama is a teacher.
Mama wishes for her husband to be home longer than he usually is.
""Sunday?!" mama exclaimed, "Today's already Saturday!"" (pg 26)
Mama worries about her children. She keeps some things from them like why Cassie was treated the way she was.
"... No baby, because she's white..."
Mama wishes for her husband to be home longer than he usually is.
""Sunday?!" mama exclaimed, "Today's already Saturday!"" (pg 26)
Mama worries about her children. She keeps some things from them like why Cassie was treated the way she was.
"... No baby, because she's white..."
Friday, November 20, 2009
Christopher- John
Christopher-John is 7 years old.
He is amused by little fights people have.
Christopher-John is a round boy.
"A short round boy of seven"
He cares for his father a lot and wishes his father were home for a longer time.
"Christopher- John, Little Man and I groaned loudly" (pg 26)
He is amused by little fights people have.
Christopher-John is a round boy.
"A short round boy of seven"
He cares for his father a lot and wishes his father were home for a longer time.
"Christopher- John, Little Man and I groaned loudly" (pg 26)
Stacey
Stacey is one of Cassie's little brothers.
Stacey is 12 years old. He is going to be in his mom's class this year.
"You don't have to spend all day in a classroom with your mama!"
Stacey is worried about his father.
Sometimes Stacey's thoughts wander off.
"Papa got no need to think..." (pg 28)
Stacey has an uncontrollable anger and fights to settle it.
" He pulled T.J. up too and hit him squarely in the face" (pg 85)
Stacey is 12 years old. He is going to be in his mom's class this year.
"You don't have to spend all day in a classroom with your mama!"
Stacey is worried about his father.
Sometimes Stacey's thoughts wander off.
"Papa got no need to think..." (pg 28)
Stacey has an uncontrollable anger and fights to settle it.
" He pulled T.J. up too and hit him squarely in the face" (pg 85)
Little Man
Little man is the youngest child.
He likes to keep things clean and never ruins his clothing with and kinds of stains.
Little man is 6 years old and a little bit stubborn.
"Y'all go ahead and get dirty if y'all wanna, Me I'm gonna stay clean." (pg 4)
Little man is curious and gets very angry a racial things. It is not right for them to get old beaten up books.
"He stood staring down at the book, shivering with indignant anger" (pg 17)
Little Man seems very interested in fights.
"Then Little Man said "I wanna see what he gonna do..."" (pg 83)
He likes to keep things clean and never ruins his clothing with and kinds of stains.
Little man is 6 years old and a little bit stubborn.
"Y'all go ahead and get dirty if y'all wanna, Me I'm gonna stay clean." (pg 4)
Little man is curious and gets very angry a racial things. It is not right for them to get old beaten up books.
"He stood staring down at the book, shivering with indignant anger" (pg 17)
Little Man seems very interested in fights.
"Then Little Man said "I wanna see what he gonna do..."" (pg 83)
Cassie
Cassie is the narrator
Cassie has three little brothers named Little Man, who is 6, and Christopher- John, 7, and an older brother named Stacey who is 12.
They all live in Mississippi in 1933. Cassie's father owns 400 acres of land, but is having trouble paying taxes on the land because the price of cotton dropped. Her father goes to work for the Transcontinental Railroad laying tracks in Louisiana.
Cassie's father is worried that his children might not be able to live on their own land.
"Look out Cassie girl, all that belongs to you. You ain't never had it like that, you ain't ever had to live on nobody's place but your own as long as I live and the family survives." (pg .4)
Cassie is very worrying. She worries about her father on the railroad. Cassie wants him to stay home longer than he does.
Cassie doesn't think that segregation should happen. She thinks that all people should be treated fairly. Cassie doesn't think she should be singled out because of her skin color.
"Ah shoot! White ain't nothin!" (pg 127)
Cassie has three little brothers named Little Man, who is 6, and Christopher- John, 7, and an older brother named Stacey who is 12.
They all live in Mississippi in 1933. Cassie's father owns 400 acres of land, but is having trouble paying taxes on the land because the price of cotton dropped. Her father goes to work for the Transcontinental Railroad laying tracks in Louisiana.
Cassie's father is worried that his children might not be able to live on their own land.
"Look out Cassie girl, all that belongs to you. You ain't never had it like that, you ain't ever had to live on nobody's place but your own as long as I live and the family survives." (pg .4)
Cassie is very worrying. She worries about her father on the railroad. Cassie wants him to stay home longer than he does.
Cassie doesn't think that segregation should happen. She thinks that all people should be treated fairly. Cassie doesn't think she should be singled out because of her skin color.
"Ah shoot! White ain't nothin!" (pg 127)
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