Writing And Illustrations In Fannie Lou Hamer's Life

The style of writing and the illustrations would make this book appealing to children. The style of writing is simple and very easy to understand for children. Also, I think the style of writing would remind children of how their grandparents speak. They could relate the way the narrator speaks to their grandparents speaking. The illustrations in the book would make the book appealing to children especially in the south because of the colors and the way the people are drawn. It has pictures of cotton fields and farmland. The colors in the book also represent the narrator’s mood and what event was going on in her life. The most important event in this Fannie Lou Hamer’s life is when she finally got to vote. This is important to her because back in the 1960’s African American’s were not allowed to vote in Mississippi and other southern states. They put up road blocks to prevent them from voting like making them pay poll taxes they could not afford and passing test that were hard. Fannie Lou Hamer fought for
In the book, we learn at a young age Paul Revere believed in fairness. When he was working as a bell ringer of a church with other boys they wrote a contract that allowed each boy to take turn being leader and who could handle the money that week. We also see this when he is older because he did not believe it was fair the King of England could tax the colonies outrageously without any representation in parliament. This would lead him to be a part of the Sons of Liberty and the American Revolution. Another important character trait is bravery. It had to take a lot of bravery to defy British authority because he could be sent to prison and put on trial for treason against England. Also, Paul Revere displayed courage. It takes courage to defy your nation and plot to break away from them. He displays courage when he is involved in the Boston Tea Party, and his famous