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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Compare Cassie in the begining of the book and Cassie at the end the book. What are her main concerns when the book begins? Are her concerns diffrent at the end?
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(Answer) “Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry” is a sequel to the book “Song of Trees” by Mildred D. Taylor. The story contains the trope of racism in America during the Great Depression.
In the book, Cassie begins as a girl who experiences racism but does not really know the most appropriate way to confront. Throughout the story, we see her face incidents of racism, like the one with Harlan Granger. A string of such occasions teaches her to contain the pride that she seems to have inherited from her Uncle Hammer. Furthermore, at the end of the book, we see her acting in a dignified way, like her parents. She learns to tackle racism with dignity as taught by her Papa, Mama and Big Ma. She learns from them that racism should be endured when necessary and fought when possible. In the beginning, her concerns are about the worn out textbooks that she is given at school while the white children are given more suitable books. Towards the end, Cassie feels sorry for T.J. and his bitter fate even though she wasn’t really too fond of him.