The book Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry is about an African American family in 1933. This family is the Logan family, and they have to face many hardships. In this book, the Logans have to make hard decisions to fight these hardships including cutting provisions, selling beloved objects, and making dire sacrifices to protect those they love.
The Logan family has to cut their food and luxury items because they start the story with very little money. In chapter 8 page 184 Mama gets fired from her job because some white men from the school board don’t like the way she is teaching. Later in chapter 9 page 215 we learn that papa’s leg got broken on the way back from Strawberry. This takes out two of their three main sources of income, and Mr. Morison can’t find a job to help out. Now they have to rely on the cotton to buy food and pay taxes.
In chapter 10 page 232 papa gets a letter saying that the mortgage is due. Papa wants to go to the bank that day, but the bank was already closed. Papa sends a letter to Uncle Hammer telling him about the mortgage because he and Uncle Hammer co-own the land. Later in the chapter, the Logans are at a church …show more content…
He then starts walking home until he runs into a farmer. The farmer gives T.J. a lift back to his hometown. Then T.J. walks to Logan’s house. When the logan kids find out what happens they take him back to his house where he is confronted by some white men trying to hang him. Papa is about to get him with Mr. Morrison, but Mama doesn’t want him to use the gun. Papa sends Mr. Morrison to get the oldest logan kid while he sets the field on fire even though this could cost them their land. One of the main antagonist (Mr. Granger) is a head honcho in the town. He sends all the white men to fight the fire, so it doesn’t burn down his fields. The sheriff and a lawyer take T.J. to a hospital to get him healthy for his
The Logan family has to cut their food and luxury items because they start the story with very little money. In chapter 8 page 184 Mama gets fired from her job because some white men from the school board don’t like the way she is teaching. Later in chapter 9 page 215 we learn that papa’s leg got broken on the way back from Strawberry. This takes out two of their three main sources of income, and Mr. Morison can’t find a job to help out. Now they have to rely on the cotton to buy food and pay taxes.
In chapter 10 page 232 papa gets a letter saying that the mortgage is due. Papa wants to go to the bank that day, but the bank was already closed. Papa sends a letter to Uncle Hammer telling him about the mortgage because he and Uncle Hammer co-own the land. Later in the chapter, the Logans are at a church …show more content…
He then starts walking home until he runs into a farmer. The farmer gives T.J. a lift back to his hometown. Then T.J. walks to Logan’s house. When the logan kids find out what happens they take him back to his house where he is confronted by some white men trying to hang him. Papa is about to get him with Mr. Morrison, but Mama doesn’t want him to use the gun. Papa sends Mr. Morrison to get the oldest logan kid while he sets the field on fire even though this could cost them their land. One of the main antagonist (Mr. Granger) is a head honcho in the town. He sends all the white men to fight the fire, so it doesn’t burn down his fields. The sheriff and a lawyer take T.J. to a hospital to get him healthy for his