Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
When I reached the church steps, I looked back again. T.J. was still there, an indistinct blur blending into the gathering dusk, and I began to think that perhaps he would not go with the Simmses. But then the rude squawk of the truck's horn blasted the quiet evening, and T.J. turned his back on us and fled across the field.
How best could a reader make a text-to-self connection for this excerpt?
by thinking about a time when one was worried about a friend’s choices
by listening to a friend’s story about learning how to drive a truck
by thinking about a time when one wanted to be with friends instead of family
by listening to a story about a bad decision someone made that caused problems
Answers
Answer:
A. on edge
Explanation:
Answer:
by thinking about a time when one was worried about a friend’s choices
Explanation:
The overarching plot of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry describes the Logan family's success. The Logan family is successful in keeping its farmland and fighting racism; finally, the Logan family is successful in that it survives. Papa, Mama, and Big Ma are careful to instil in their children the values that allow them to achieve such dignity and success. Cassie, the novel's narrator, must learn to reconcile the pure streak of pride she inherits from her Uncle Hammer with her parents' more rational but still dignified approaches to racism as she grows up. She must learn to fight racism when possible and endure it when necessary. She observes her elders employing a variety of strategies. First, there is verbal defiance, as seen when Harlan Granger visits the Logan family and tries to persuade them to end the Wallace store boycott. She also recognises her family's foresight in not publicly accusing the Wallaces, and, more specifically, in lighting a fire to distract the lynch mob rather than going in with guns blazing. However, the most important lesson she learns is that material independence is essential for dignity and ethical independence. The Logans have advantages that other black families do not because they own their own land.
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