Right now in the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Cassie, a young black girl, went to a market in a distant town with her Grandma. When she got to the store she was so confused on why the cashier wouldn't help her friend T.J. She just thought it was a misunderstanding by the cashier and told him that T.J. had been waiting for a long time and to help him but instead of the cashier helping T.J. all he did was call Cassie mean names and kick her out of the store.
I don't think that they store owner had the right to do that because Cassie was just speaking her mind (freedom of speech). But also during this time period whites were more important then black and the other customers were white. Even though at the time whites were more important I don't think that it would make what he did okay.
If I was in the same situation as Cassie I would have just waited or maybe asked T.J. why the cashier wouldn't assist him. Because even though that wasn't okay she was pushing it when she kept on asking the cashier why he wouldn't assist T.J. The reason I wouldn't do what Cassie did is because that situation ended in Cassie getting kicked out of the store.
I think that the decision Cassie made was for her individual right. Because she has the right to be treated equal in this case she has the right to be treated like white people. I don't think this situation is okay not just because it is unconstitutional but because it isn't right. You shouldn't get different rights just because of your skin color.
I don't think that they store owner had the right to do that because Cassie was just speaking her mind (freedom of speech). But also during this time period whites were more important then black and the other customers were white. Even though at the time whites were more important I don't think that it would make what he did okay.
If I was in the same situation as Cassie I would have just waited or maybe asked T.J. why the cashier wouldn't assist him. Because even though that wasn't okay she was pushing it when she kept on asking the cashier why he wouldn't assist T.J. The reason I wouldn't do what Cassie did is because that situation ended in Cassie getting kicked out of the store.
I think that the decision Cassie made was for her individual right. Because she has the right to be treated equal in this case she has the right to be treated like white people. I don't think this situation is okay not just because it is unconstitutional but because it isn't right. You shouldn't get different rights just because of your skin color.
How were Cassie's Continuous questions pushing it? I don't really get why you wouldn't have done what she did, because from the post, all she did was ask questions and nothing important.
ReplyDeleteCassie was pushing it because she was holding up business, arguing with a white man, and she was black, which in this situation it matters.
DeleteNice job providing background into the time frame as well as the incident. Shesimaroo does have a point. What exactly was the problem? Asking questions seems innocent enough. I'm also curious about the second half of the first bullet (blog assignment). Where do you stand on that?
ReplyDeleteI added this to my blog but I also will post it.
DeleteI think that the decision Cassie made was for her individual right. Because she has the right to be treated equal in this case she has the right to be treated like white people. I don't think this situation is okay not just because it is unconstitutional but because it isn't right. You shouldn't get different rights just because of your skin color.
Jenna great Job(: You did great on giving background info. I like how you really put emotion into the individual rights and common good.
ReplyDeletegood job Jenna. Why would you have just waited when someone was being treated unfairly? Would you really have done anything diffrent if you were a white back then?
ReplyDeleteCurious as to who Shadowsythe is. Very good question to ask regarding changing the perspectives. That is a tough one considering the era and the setting the story takes place. What would the chain reaction have been if a white person had backed up Cassie?
DeleteTo be honest I'm not sure. But odds are I wouldn't have done anything because most likely I would have been raised to believe that whites and blacks are different, even though I do NOT stand by that today.
DeleteAlso Shadowsythe is Brady.
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