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Roll of thunder, Hear my cry

In the book "Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry" Taylor has created a character

which I found was really interesting to talk about as my ISU. The character

Little Man was created by Taylor as a symbol of persecution, standing straight

with his head up and always fighting for his rights even though the odds are stacked up against him. Little Man knows that he is going to be treated deficiently because of his race. Being a black person like Little Man is very derogatory for the white people.
Little Man seems to be a very courageous man. Even though he was treated poorly in some occasions he would always fight for his rights, doesn’t matter who it is. "Why do I get the old, scrappy book when everyone else gets a brand new one?" (p84, Taylor) He was outraged at being given a book which is a cas...

Posted by: Quentina Green

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