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Lillian Jean is Jeremy’s older sister. Though no wealthier than the Logans, she (like the rest of the Simms other than Jeremy) sees herself as superior to them. She treats Cassie rudely.
- T.J. Avery
T.J. is Stacey’s friend, though none of the other Logan...
- Papa
“Far as I’m concerned, friendship between black and white...
- Mama
The Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry quotes below are all either...
- The Wallaces
There are three Wallace brothers: Kaleb, Thurston, and...
- Charlie Simms
Charlie Simms is the father of the Simms children, and he’s...
- Uncle Hammer
Papa’s brother, Hammer Logan, works in Chicago and earns a...
- T.J. Avery
Little Man, age six, is a smart boy with a highly developed sense of right and wrong. Able to read before he started school, he partakes in his older siblings' adventures and in doing so learns a great deal about the racist South.
- Mildred Taylor
A white boy who is often beaten for walking to school with and associating with the Logan children. His sister is Lillian Jean, who is often rude to Cassie. He has two big brothers, Melvin and R. W., who use T. J. pretending they are his friend.
In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry for example, the Logans repeatedly confront racism as they struggle to keep their land, but retain a strong sense of identity. Cassie especially becomes more conscious of prejudice, moving from indignation and anger to cautious resistance and grief.
Nov 21, 2023 · Little Man is attentive and intuitive. He attends school already knowing how to read and is willing to join his brother and sister in standing up to injustice. How old is Cassie in Roll of...
- The first is John Henry Barry who is burned alive at the start of the novel. Then, Mr. Barnett is killed when T.J. and the Simms brothers steal fro...
- Stacey is the oldest of the Logan children. At twelve years old he is trying to navigate the world between a child and an adult. He often takes cha...
- T.J. is thirteen years old and is repeating the seventh grade because he failed the previous year. He makes poor choices when he cheats on a test a...
- Cassie, the first-person narrator, is ten years old and is the second oldest in her family, following Stacey. Although young, she shows she underst...
Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirist and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway, as well as her communist views and political activism.
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Lillian, also spelt Lilian, Lilliann, or Lilliane, is a female given name. Its origin is the Latin word Lilium (lily). [citation needed] In French, Lilian (French pronunciation: [li.ljɑ̃]) is the male form of the name, while Liliane is the female form.
