Thursday, May 8, 2014

I need to mark three major events from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Can someone help?I already did this for Warriors Don't Cry.

Mildred Taylor's novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My
Cry,
 tells the story of the Logan family and their fight to retain their land
and dignity in Depression era Mississippi. Three of the major events in the
story:


  • CASSIE VISITS STRAWBERRY. 
    Cassie has been looking forward to her trip the big town of Strawberry,
    but it turns out to be a big disappointment. The town is ugly, the black people get the
    worst spots at the farmers' market, Cassie gets into an altercation with the store
    owner, and then she is thrown into the street by Mr.
    Simms.

  • T.J.
    ROBS THE STORE.  T.J. is lured into joining the Simms'
    brothers on a drive into Strawberry. The Simms' promise to buy T.J. the pearl-handled
    pistol he wanted, but once inside, the Simms' rob the store and beat the
    owner.

  • THE FIRE.  When
    lightning strikes and sets the cotton fields on fire, everyone--black and white--join
    together to save the crops. The fire helps to save T.J.'s life, since a lynch mob had
    gathered to punish T.J. for his part in the store robbery; instead, they join in putting
    out the fire.

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