Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry

[hollis]

This is to introduce the history of it all. It's the background before the main essay. Like you often do a summary - this is a summary of the three main eras of Black American History. It gives your essay a grounding/context.

[cult-na-zan]

we are.

[hollis]

From Monday -

1.Point – Explain what symbol you are looking at. Explain briefly how it fits into the narrative.

2. Evidence – Use a quote to prove this symbol is indeed in the novel.

3.Explain (part 1) – Explain what the symbol represents in the novel.
4. Explain (part 2) – Explain what the symbol represents in historical context.

Another symbol Taylor uses to highlight the inequalities of the Jim Crow era is the selling of Uncle Hammer’s car. In the novel, Uncle Hammer must sell the car for the Logans to maintain their land.

“Uncle Hammer, where’s your car?” […]
“Sold it,” he said. […] “Needed the money.”

This symbolic gesture highlights the need for the Logans to maintain their land. Because land is so important to them in order to remain equal, Hammer decides that he must lose one status symbol in order to preserve another. This clearly relates to the attitudes of the Jim Crow era, as Taylor is relating to the idea of ‘separate but equal’. It is impossible for Hammer to keep both land and car, so unlike Granger, he is not equal. This enforces the idea that separation can never be equal, as was shown in the Jim Crow era.



CRAIG'S GREAT QUOTE FOR LAND -
‘I asked him once […] why the land was so important. […] “Look out there Cassie girl. All that belongs to you. You ain’t never had to live on nobody’s place but your own.’

[hollis]

Schools / Flags
Schools - Jefferson Davis – leader of Confederates. Flag of Mississippi (with C. flag) above US one.
Importance to characters – J.D school is ‘better’ than Cassie’s Great Faith – separating education.
Importance Historically – segregation in action – inequalities in resources etc.
Cassie’s trip to Strawberry
Symbolic for Cassie as she learns about attitudes in the outside world.
Symbolic historically – shows the real truth behind ‘separate but equal’. It cannot work.
Jeremy’s present –
Symbolic for characters – Shows Stacey that in the current world, any attempt at equality does not work.
Historically – Separation changes the way people see the world - everyone else becomes something ‘other’.
Book –
Character – Shows Little Man the inequalities of the world – that he is somehow ‘inferior’.
History – Idea of segregation means that whites are privileged. Blacks will get resources, but of inferior quality.

[12]

how does Jefferson Davis school and Great Faith school come into the novel? like how would you word the first sentence just saying how they come into the novel?

[hollis]

[Another] symbol of the Jim Crow novel is the difference between the Black and White schools. In the novel, Cassie and her siblings go to the all-Black Great Faith school, while whites such as the Grangers go to the rich all-White Jefferson Davis school.

Hope that helps.

[hollis]

Symbols of Civil Rights Era
Remember – all of these, are historically related to the search for EQUALITY.
Stacey Vs. Mama –
Symbolic characters – Stacey matures and sees there are inequalities – fights them.
Mama’s action symbolic as she is protecting dignity of pupils.
Symbolic historically – Stacey = Malcolm X
Mama = MLK jr

Boycott of the store –
Important for characters – symbolic as they are reaching out trying to help others as they are privileged.
Historically – relates to Rosa Parks – refusing to move seat (started bus boycott.)

Fire –
Important for characters –
Symbolically, the first time Papa and Granger potentially have the same fate – both in danger of losing land.
Important historically – relates to the goals of Civil Rights era – potential for Blacks and Whites to work together for shared outcome.

[Cheng C]

are u allow to mention the word "Civil Rights era" in section two (in the Jim crow era)?because i wrote about "Jeremy is looking towards the altitudes of the CIVIL RIGHTS ERA and trying to create equality between black and white".....

[Cheng C again]

see for the first symbol(Mama's action and Stacey's action) of section 3, are u meant to copy the whole mini essay without any qoutes???

[hollis]

For the first question - yes, I think that's quite a clever link.


For your second question - yes, AS LONG as your evidence is an explanation of what they did in each of their actions.

Hope that helps.

[Bonny]

im going to do books as my last symbol for the jim crow era.. but what do you put as your quote because i remember u saying u copy the last part of the table down but im not sure wht tht is ..?

[hollis]

Yes - the quote is the condition of the books with '12 - very poor - negra'

being operative to it.

[Bonny]

For the jim crow era i have wrote about cassies trip to strawberyy and a big section on the school ut i have included the flags, the books and the buses.. is that ok or should i do another symbol?

[hollis]

I'd say you've more than covered it! TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS!

[hollis]

We looked at conclusion today -


'In conclusion, it is clear to see...'

'In conclusion, there can be no doubt that...'

Mention the question again.

Then, briefly state what you've been looking at - 2-3 examples.


THEN

What's the message of the book? What's the point?

3 sentences. Go team.