Taylor, D. M. (1976). Roll of thunder hear my cry. New York: Puffin Books.
Mildred Taylor does a great job of getting the reader to know Cassie. Cassie, the protagonist, learns so much about herself and her family through the course of this book. We feel her pain.
Taylor also does a great job of setting mood. The details are specific enough for a reader to identify with the characters and create emotions based on those feelings.
Plot Structure
Exposition: The four Logan children living in Mississippi in the 1930's.
Conflict: The conflict is in regards to the racial tensions in the South. Three men had been lynched by some white men.
Rising Action: Members of Cassie's (the protagonist) family rebel against the normal behaviors. TJ always manages to find himself in trouble.
Climax: TJ is caught stealing from the store. He runs to the Logan family for help.
Falling Action: A fire starts and everyone becomes concerned with the cotton fields.
Resolution: Cassie understands who started the fire and she cries for TJ.
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Mildred Taylor does a great job of getting the reader to know Cassie. Cassie, the protagonist, learns so much about herself and her family through the course of this book. We feel her pain.
Taylor also does a great job of setting mood. The details are specific enough for a reader to identify with the characters and create emotions based on those feelings.
Plot Structure
Exposition: The four Logan children living in Mississippi in the 1930's.
Conflict: The conflict is in regards to the racial tensions in the South. Three men had been lynched by some white men.
Rising Action: Members of Cassie's (the protagonist) family rebel against the normal behaviors. TJ always manages to find himself in trouble.
Climax: TJ is caught stealing from the store. He runs to the Logan family for help.
Falling Action: A fire starts and everyone becomes concerned with the cotton fields.
Resolution: Cassie understands who started the fire and she cries for TJ.
*Challeged Book List
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