Roll of thunder, hear my cry chapter 10 summary is a part of the course.
The classes at Great Faith will end at the end of March.Jeremy wants to visit his house but his father doesn't like it.TJ has been hanging around with his brothers and they make fun of him behind his back.
The mother told her that they hang around with TJ to make themselves feel good and to use him.Papa is working in the fields and Mr. Jamison is talking to him.Papa told Mama that it's not time to be scared yet, as Thurston Wallace has been talking about stopping the shopping in Vicksburg.
Papa hasn't left for the railroad yet.He told her that he had to leave in order to pay the taxes.They planted extra cotton to make up for the fact that Mama was fired.Mr. Avery said that he can't buy things in Vicksburg anymore because of the dispute between the tenants and the landlords.The Wallaces want the sheriff to put those who owe debts on the chain gang.Papa says that he doesn't understand the risks that Mr. Avery has to face.Papa compares them to a fig tree when they are worried about giving up.It is smaller than the other trees, but it doesn't give up.
On that night, he sneaks out of bed to listen in on the conversation.TJ's parents can no longer whip him, so Papa wants to bring him to Vicksburg with him so he knows how to handle himself.A group of families decided to keep shopping in Vicksburg, so Papa, Mr. Morrison, and others will leave before dawn on Wednesday to do the shopping.
They are supposed to get back on Thursday.The wagon arrives and so does Mama, who is so worried that she considers going out on the horse to look for them.Papa was taken into the house by Mr. Morrison with a shotgun and a rag around his bleeding head.Papa's broken leg will be set while the unwilling children are sent to bed.
In the boys' room, at first, he won't say what happened, but he will tell the other children that the back wheels fell off the wagon on the way back from Vicksburg.Papa attached the wheel while Mr. Morrison held up the back of the wagon.They didn't hear the truck from behind because of the storm.Papa was shot in the temple by someone in a truck after it suddenly turned on its lights.The wagon rolled over Papa's leg as the horse reared up.Papa told him to hide.The men shot at and missed Mr. Morrison, who threw one of them to the ground.The men were badly injured and drove off.They came home after Mr. Morrison put the wheel on.
When she asked who the men were, she was told that it was the Wallaces.Christopher-John and Little Man want to know if Papa is going to make it in the morning.
The boycott of the Wallace store was organized by theLogans.Papa's comment that it is not time to be worried contributes to the building tension and expectation of a crisis.The Wallaces' attack on Papa did not completely release the tension.Papa is better off than the Wallaces' other victims, the Berrys, but there is no certainty that retribution is over.This crisis increases the tension and conflict of the novel rather than decreasing it.
This chapter shows that the novel is more than just Cassie's coming of age story.When Mama is worried about sending her son to Vicksburg with his father, Papa tells her that he is twelve years old and is near a man.The realities of life in the South make it difficult for a young black boy to remain a boy.Papa doesn't like the idea of being ignorant of the real dangers of life.
TJ's perception of himself as a man contrasts sharply with that of Stacey.He said in the previous chapter that he was fourteen.TJ's "manhood" doesn't include the awareness of the dangers that his actions portend.He thinks that his friendship with two older people makes him an adult.He knows he can't be friends with Jeremy, who is his own age.TJ's relationship with the other Simms boys, who are both older and white, is indicative of a coming crisis.
The author stresses the economic factors that contribute to racism.The history lesson that resulted in Mama getting fired was about the ways in which white Americans used black slave labor to their advantage.The Wallaces' anger comes from their financial loss.
On Papa's first day out of bed, he and Mama discuss their financial situation.They have enough for the June note on the land with a couple of dollars left, but they will have to sacrifice on food.Papa wants to sell the cow and calves and the old sow to raise money for the July and August and September notes.They don't want to tell Hammer what happened because they are afraid that Hammer will do something that will get him killed.Papa wishes he could whip the Wallaces like Hammer did.Dewberry Wallace was laid up by Mr. Morrison.Mr. Morrison has been looking for work.
The children are going with Mr. Morrison to lend Papa's planter.A pickup truck stops in the middle of the road on the way back.Mr. Morrison is in danger of being shot for hurting his brothers.Mr. Morrison uses his strength to move the pickup to the side of the road after he looked in the truck to see if he was carrying a gun.As they drive away, Kaleb yells that he is going to get Mr. Morrison.Mr. Morrison tells Mama that her children are like the family he never had, despite the fact that he puts himself in danger for them.
The children escape the heat by sitting by the pond.Sometimes, Jeremy is with them.Some people are happy that Papa got hurt.The Wallaces can't be reported to the sheriff because Mr. Morrison might be put on the chain gang for what he did to them.TJ is hanging around with his brothers.Since his father isn't home, he invited theLogans to see his treehouse, but they refused.
Papa is repairing a harness in the barn when Mr. Morrison returns from Strawberry with an envelope.Even though they have four more years to pay, the bank called the note on the land.Papa is angry and wants to go to Strawberry immediately, but Mama tells him to wait until the bank is open, since he will be putting himself in danger.Big Ma and Papa worry about what will happen if Hammer can't get the money.
The revival begins on the third Sunday of August and is filled with religious services, socializing, and food.On the first day, Uncle Hammer walks down the road.He sold his car to help pay for the land.Hammer leaves early Monday morning because they think it would be too dangerous.
The last night of the revival seems to be about to storm, but the Logans decided to go anyway.Before the meeting, Little Willie Wiggins and Moe Turner say that they have seen TJ with the Simms brothers.TJ, dressed in trousers, a suit coat, tie, and hat, came to the middle of the gathering and said that he was his friends, even though he saw condescending smirks on their faces.TJ says that his new friends will buy him anything he wants, including the pistol in Barnett's Mercantile.TJ was upset that no one cared when Stacey followed everyone into the church.TJ stood, looking puzzled and undecided, before finally following them after they said they were going to Strawberry to buy him the pistol.
Another crisis occurs when the bank calls in the note, as the novel continues to move towards its climax.The theme of strength is found in the family when Uncle Hammer sells his car to save the land.The same model as Mr. Granger's car symbolized equality to Hammer.Hammer chooses family over equality.The importance of family is emphasized by Mr. Morrison's choice to remain with theLogans.
The land is a symbol of the family.The way sharecroppers like the Averys are treated is because of their possession of the land.Throughout the book, Papa assures Big Ma that they'll keep the land.
We can see that there is an alternate view of race relations.Jeremy's tree-house, from which he believes, or wishes, that he can see all the way to theLogans' land, is a metaphor for his hope for a greater connection with the children.He sees a vision of inclusiveness in which the geographical and social boundaries do not separate white and black friends.The harsh life lessons he has learned throughout this book and his growing understanding of the longstanding racial inequality in the South are what led to the insistence that Jeremy cannot see the land.
The question and answer section is a great place to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The meaning of the school bus in the novel is that it hurts the children so they try to hurt it back.What does the bus symbolize?