Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - READER 2 ESSAYS
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A Search for Low and Justice
in Racist Society
·The story is about
the injustice, a white, racist and lawless society which inflicts on the Logan
and their neighbors. Although they are citizens, black Americans find
themselves in an unjust system of local laws and customs.
· Roll of Thunder is about the need for law and justice.
This theme is significant in Cassie's development.
· Taylor shows us
characters who are conscious of the value of American law as an a heritage of
an age of reason. Her novel places the responsibility for justice and laws made
by humans.
· The writer focuses on
justice and law issues by recording the ordinary routines and events of human
life, in the psychologically and socially realist mode.
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Child Agency in Roll of Thunder
· The child agency is
enabled in the novel through demystification of history. History, for the Logan
children, is not what they read in books at school, because the
African-American history found in the books is fabricated by the dominant
culture. The Logan children get the knowledge of history from their family,
mostly through the oral tradition. As a result, the children are very connected
to their history. Because it is passed on to them by their elders, history has
special significance and becomes an intimate and lived experience.
· E.X: In the
novel, Cassie, the narrator, makes numerous references to the family's history.
Her knowledge is extensive and unusual for her age. Able to recall exact dates
and details, Cassie exhibits a strong connection to her history. Her history
has impacted her life in ways that she can clearly see.
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The Role of Education in The Roll of Thunder
· Taylor relied on both social and psychological realism to depict
how Blacks attempted to survive in the racist south 1930s.She explores such
themes as racism, poverty and family resilience. She highlighted the Logan
family's emphasis on formal and informal education.
· Education is a primary concern in southern Black families and had
important role in twentieth-century African American culture. Taylor showed her
reader Black adult attitudes about the formal lessons children learn at school
and compared them with the informal ones they learned from their elders and
neighbors.
· It was difficult for southern African American men to achieve an
education. Black male adolescents' education revolved around picking cotton and
other farms tasks. White in North became interested in educating the southern
Negro and stated that their primary goal was to challenge racism. This right
way of educating African-American benefited White providing them with a sound
investment in social stability and economic security.
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