The Logan family has done the right things and the bad things. Like a devil and an angel sitting on your shoulder telling you to do the right and the wrong things. The Logan’s are a black, southern family who lives in the heart of Mississippi during the Great Depression.
They faced many difficult things that they have to grow up and mature. They have gone through tough times with Mizz Lillian Jean. Cassie has been told to behave by big ma and other people from her family. The Logan’s get bullied and harassed by white people all the time. Cassie thinks it way unfair. She doesn’t get why the white people have to treat them like that. Stacy, Cassie’s brother gets why the white people do that. He gets that the white people treat them badly …show more content…
In Strawberry Cassie ran into Mizz Lillian Jean. Mizz Lillian Jean said, “She done something to me by just standing in front of me.” With that, she reached for my arm and attempted to push me off the sidewalk. I braced myself and swept my backward, out of Lillian Jeans reach. But someone caught it from behind, painfully twisting it, and shoved me off the sidewalk into the road. I landed bottom first on the ground.” Mizz Lillian Jeans’ father had shoved her off the sidewalk. After Mizz Lillian jeans father Mr. Simms had told Cassie to apologize Cassie said, “I-I apologized already.” Then Jeremy said, “She d-did, Pa. R-right now, ‘fore y’all come, she did.” Then big ma had said, “Go on child… apologize.” Cassie was mad at big ma for making her apologize. Cassie later had to realize that big ma had to do it. It wasn’t her fault. Big ma didn’t want to do what she had to …show more content…
where's the surprise?" "Right here," I said smashing Lillian Jean's book on the ground. "Why, what you do that for?" Lillian Jean asked, more startled than angry. " I got tired of carrying 'em" I said. "This what you brought me all the way down here for! Well, you just best get untired and pick 'em up again." Then expecting that her will would be done with no more than that from her, she turned to leave the glade. "make me," I said quietly. "what?" The shock on her face was almost comical. "said make me." Her face paled. Then, red with anger, she stepped daintily across the clearing and struck me hard across the face. For the record, she had hit me first; I didn’t plan on her hitting me again.... "You do that, Lillian Jean. You just do that and I', gonna make sure all your fancy friends know how you keeps a secret. Bet you won't me laughing no more secrets after that." " Cassie! you wouldn't do that. not after I trusted you-" " You mutter one word of this to anybody Lillian Jean, Just one person and everybody at Jefferson Davis is gonna know who you crazy 'bout and all your other business... and you know I know. Besides, if anybody ever did find out 'bout this fight, you'd be laughed clear up to Jackson. You here are going on thirteen getting beat up by a nine-year-old." "But, Cassie, Why? You were such a nice little girl..." I stared at her astonished. Then I turned and left the forest, not wanting to believe that Lillian Jean didn't
They faced many difficult things that they have to grow up and mature. They have gone through tough times with Mizz Lillian Jean. Cassie has been told to behave by big ma and other people from her family. The Logan’s get bullied and harassed by white people all the time. Cassie thinks it way unfair. She doesn’t get why the white people have to treat them like that. Stacy, Cassie’s brother gets why the white people do that. He gets that the white people treat them badly …show more content…
In Strawberry Cassie ran into Mizz Lillian Jean. Mizz Lillian Jean said, “She done something to me by just standing in front of me.” With that, she reached for my arm and attempted to push me off the sidewalk. I braced myself and swept my backward, out of Lillian Jeans reach. But someone caught it from behind, painfully twisting it, and shoved me off the sidewalk into the road. I landed bottom first on the ground.” Mizz Lillian Jeans’ father had shoved her off the sidewalk. After Mizz Lillian jeans father Mr. Simms had told Cassie to apologize Cassie said, “I-I apologized already.” Then Jeremy said, “She d-did, Pa. R-right now, ‘fore y’all come, she did.” Then big ma had said, “Go on child… apologize.” Cassie was mad at big ma for making her apologize. Cassie later had to realize that big ma had to do it. It wasn’t her fault. Big ma didn’t want to do what she had to …show more content…
where's the surprise?" "Right here," I said smashing Lillian Jean's book on the ground. "Why, what you do that for?" Lillian Jean asked, more startled than angry. " I got tired of carrying 'em" I said. "This what you brought me all the way down here for! Well, you just best get untired and pick 'em up again." Then expecting that her will would be done with no more than that from her, she turned to leave the glade. "make me," I said quietly. "what?" The shock on her face was almost comical. "said make me." Her face paled. Then, red with anger, she stepped daintily across the clearing and struck me hard across the face. For the record, she had hit me first; I didn’t plan on her hitting me again.... "You do that, Lillian Jean. You just do that and I', gonna make sure all your fancy friends know how you keeps a secret. Bet you won't me laughing no more secrets after that." " Cassie! you wouldn't do that. not after I trusted you-" " You mutter one word of this to anybody Lillian Jean, Just one person and everybody at Jefferson Davis is gonna know who you crazy 'bout and all your other business... and you know I know. Besides, if anybody ever did find out 'bout this fight, you'd be laughed clear up to Jackson. You here are going on thirteen getting beat up by a nine-year-old." "But, Cassie, Why? You were such a nice little girl..." I stared at her astonished. Then I turned and left the forest, not wanting to believe that Lillian Jean didn't