Cassie Logan In Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry
In the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry the main character, Cassie Logan goes through many changes, and comes of age by learning about her history. Her mother, Mama explains to her why white men treat her unfairly, so she can adapt to control her bad temper.
Cassie threw her new book down on the elementary school floor after Little Man, her brother did the same, because at that time in her life she did not understand why the book called her a Negro. She wanted to take action, and put matters into her own hands.“S-see what they called us?” I said “That’s what you are” she said coldly “Now go sit down” (page 26). Her teacher did not want to tell her why they called blacks Negros, but Cassie did not like the names they called her.
Later in the
novel, Cassie’s father, “Papa” gets his leg run over by his wagon after some white men attacked him. Cassie reacts to this with controlled emotions, now that she knows the reason white men abuse blacks. “Your Papa’s asleep” said mama “Stacey get them back to bed.” We didn’t budge “Move when I tell you!” Stacey hurried us into the room (page 212-213). When in the room, Stacey, Cassie’s older brother told Cassie the story of how Papa got hurt, since he was there at the time, and Cassie did not take action unlike she did in the first example. She had learned when it was her time to act, and when it was not her time.
At the end of the book Cassie has become much more mature now that she knows how the world is at this time in her life. In the future she will preserve the cherished Logan land for her kin to live and learn on.
Cassie threw her new book down on the elementary school floor after Little Man, her brother did the same, because at that time in her life she did not understand why the book called her a Negro. She wanted to take action, and put matters into her own hands.“S-see what they called us?” I said “That’s what you are” she said coldly “Now go sit down” (page 26). Her teacher did not want to tell her why they called blacks Negros, but Cassie did not like the names they called her.
Later in the
novel, Cassie’s father, “Papa” gets his leg run over by his wagon after some white men attacked him. Cassie reacts to this with controlled emotions, now that she knows the reason white men abuse blacks. “Your Papa’s asleep” said mama “Stacey get them back to bed.” We didn’t budge “Move when I tell you!” Stacey hurried us into the room (page 212-213). When in the room, Stacey, Cassie’s older brother told Cassie the story of how Papa got hurt, since he was there at the time, and Cassie did not take action unlike she did in the first example. She had learned when it was her time to act, and when it was not her time.
At the end of the book Cassie has become much more mature now that she knows how the world is at this time in her life. In the future she will preserve the cherished Logan land for her kin to live and learn on.