Theme Of Slavery In Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry

In a society where the memory of slavery is still strong, land can be portrayed as a symbol of independence for the black community. In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, land is one of the most important themes. The importance of family is intrinsically linked to working on the land. For families like the Avery’s and Turners, they are at the mercy of their land ownership of economic failure. However, the Logan’s have land. By having land they get to exercise independence other black families are unable to do. As the novel progress the Logan land is threatened by one individual, however, the Logan’s remain resilient to the constant pressure of society. As the novel progresses they must exercise the freedom they do have carefully. The Logan’s and …show more content…
By working and living on their own land the Logan’s are in turn free in both senses of having no master and can acquire money based on their own work. However, the Logan’s still exercise their independence and freedom carefully. This is because the society at large is still immensely biased and unequal. Mr. Jamison, a white man in the community, suggests that he is not the only white man who finds the situation with the Wallace store in the community unjust. Mr. Jamison is trying to help the Logan’s in any way he can, which he does so by preventing the Logan’s from making any drastic moves that would because the Logan’s to losing their land. Mr. Jamison is clear with how important the land is to the Logan Family. Mr. Jamison is the man who sold the land to the Logan’s even though he could have received a greater sum if he sold to Granger. What Mr. Jamison did her proves that he believes the Logan’s were better off with a plot of land of their own even if it meant backfire from the white