Roll of Thunder, Rose Hayward Bujard

Roll of Thunder, Rose Hayward Bujard

1. The Logan Family

   • Little Man
     • likes everything clean
     • stubborn
     • "Y'all go ahead and get dirty if y'all wanna. Me, I'm gonna stay clean."
   • Cassie
     • narrator
     • only daughter
     • Stubborn
     • Wants equality
     • not afraid to argue
     • Knows what she wants
     • "I becha mama's gonna 'clean' you, you keep this up."
   • Stacey
     • eldest
     • friends with TJ
     • his mum will be his teacher
     • "You don't have to spend all day in a classroom with your mama!"
     • Bossy
   • Christopher-John
     • Jolly
     • Hates arguing
     • Can whistle
     • "There was little that could make Christopher-John unhappy for long"
     • Chubby
   • Mary (Mama)
     • wise
     • teacher at the school
       • will be teaching stacey
     • "Your mama's really one great teacher"
   • David (papa)
     • works at the railroads
     • "look out there Cassie girl. All that belongs to you"
   • Big Ma
     • Good at medicines
     • takes care of house
     • "People often called her instead of a doctor when they were sick"

2. Settings

   • 1933
   • mississippi
     • Spokane County
   • october
     • first day of school
   • White school vs. Black school

3. Other Characters

   • The Avery Family
     • TJ
       • Annoying
       • Gossipy
       • Likes being in the center of attention
       • "I becha I could give y'all an earful 'bout that burning last night"
   • Jeremy