Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry By: Mildred Taylor

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Roll of Thunder Hear my CryBy Mildred Taylor

• Elements of a story
• By Zara Akhter

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Protagonists

• The protagonists are
• Cassie Traits that explain her are brave,
  stubborn and outgoing
• Stacey, Christopher-John and Clayton Chester
  (little man)
• Mama, Papa and big Ma
• Uncle Hammer
• Mr. Morrison
• Mr. Mrs. Avery
• Mr. Mrs. Berry
• Jeremy Sims

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Antagonists

• The antagonists are
• The Sims traits that explain them are prejudice,
  greedy and they like to trick people
• Mr. Granger
• The Wallaces
• Ted Grimes (the bus driver)
• Mr. Mrs. Barrent

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Victims of their own desires

• T.j Avery
• He was a victim because he wanted to go with the
  Sims boys. He could have left, but he didnt so,
  he got hurt physically by the Sims boys.
• Some traits that explain him are sly, easygoing
  and easily tricked.

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The setting and time

• The place this story took place was Mississippi.
  Cities in Mississippi are Vicksburg and
  Strawberry.
• It was 1933 after the Civil War so
  African-Americans had freedom but not respect.

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Problem

• There were 2 major problems in this novel. One
  was that the kids did not know about the real
  world and how they would be discriminated. The
  second one was the land, they were fighting to
  keep and pay off their land. The land was a
  statement for the Logan family that said we are
  African-American we have land and we are proud.

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Foreshadowing

• The foreshadowing in this novel Roll of Thunder
  Hear my Cry are
• When T.j. walks into the Logan House holding his
  stomach in the middle of the night.

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Events

• That go along with the problems
• The kids are at Strawberry at Mr. Barnett's store
  and he was helping them then a white customer
  comes and he stops helping them and helps the
  other person instead
• Mr. Granger threatens that he will try to take
  back the land.

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Solution

• There actually was not a visible solution you had
  to dig down deep to find it, because T.j dying is
  not a solution. In my perception the solution was
  when all the people working together to put out
  the fire . Black helping white, white helping
  black. But your perception might be different.

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Climax.

• The climax is when T.j. comes in holding his
  stomach shortly before everyone goes to the
  Averys house.

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Thank You

• I hope you enjoyed my presentation!
• By Zara Akhter
• Book used Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry.
• Book By Mildred Taylor