Emmett Till's Mistakes

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We have always been taught since we were kids to think before you do. This is a lesson that can be learned either the easy way, or the hard way. Unfortunately, in some occasions it is learned the hard way like in the book “Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry”, and the story of Emmett Till. These stories are very similar to each other since they both ended in tragic ways. The character T.J. and Emmett Till had both mistake which led them to really tragic consequences. In the book “Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry”, T.J. had gotten him, his family, and others in trouble because of what he had done. “If I don’t tell, they’ll hang T.J. This thing’s been coming a long time, baby, and T.J. just happened to be the one foolish enough to trigger it. But, fool or

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