In the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry it was very unconstitutional for several reasons. First, in the end of the story a black boy, T.J., gets charged with a crime that he did not commit, two the whites believed that they were better than the blacks with the exception of Jeremy, and three a store in the book was trying to bankrupt a family because they and other families refused to shop at a their store.
Although this really doesn't connect to the Plessy v. Ferguson case, constitutional rights are still being broken. But in a way they are similar. Both have blacks being treated unfair just because of there race and both have people who are trying to stop it.
I think the author did a great job of supporting individual rights through the viewpoint of Cassie. The reason I say this is because you are in Cassie's shoes so you see things through her eyes as if your living it and it's through her perspective. I also liked it through her viewpoint because you really like know where shes coming from.
Overall this was a great story with several twists that make it all the more interesting to read. I would recommend it to any one learning about the constitution, democratic ideals, and segregation.
Although this really doesn't connect to the Plessy v. Ferguson case, constitutional rights are still being broken. But in a way they are similar. Both have blacks being treated unfair just because of there race and both have people who are trying to stop it.
I think the author did a great job of supporting individual rights through the viewpoint of Cassie. The reason I say this is because you are in Cassie's shoes so you see things through her eyes as if your living it and it's through her perspective. I also liked it through her viewpoint because you really like know where shes coming from.
Overall this was a great story with several twists that make it all the more interesting to read. I would recommend it to any one learning about the constitution, democratic ideals, and segregation.
Great Job Jennica. This book seems realyy good but sad. Have you cried yet in it? Do you think it would go with my topic? Why did the whites do that? Why did they think the little boy commited a crime? Was he just a suspect because he was black?
ReplyDeleteOkay i'll answer all the questions one at a time.
ReplyDelete1. No I have not cried in it.
2. No, I don't think it would go with your topic, slavery, because nobody is enslaved.
3. I'm not sure why the whites would do that. Also it was taken place a long time ago like late 1800's.
4. The boy didn't commit any crime the whites just think he did.
5. No it was because the store owners, which they were the people who were stolen from, saw T.J. with the people who stole so they assumed it was him.
I'm suprise the whites made their accusation without having more evidence to prove their accusation. I think that if the man who was accused was innocent it would be considered a case of false accusation. What race is Cassie because that might clear up some of the details for me. What constitutional rights are being broken during this book? Is T.J. innocent?
ReplyDeleteCassie is black. The democratic ideals are being broken. Yes, T.J. is innocent but the whites don't believe.
Deletegood job Jenna. What did T.J. do to get charged? who was the family that was gettin charged?Was the family black or white? Who is Jeremy?
ReplyDeleteT.J. was there at the crime so they assumed it was him. The family wasn't really getting charged they just had a guy who was trying to get them to go bankrupt. The family is black. Jeremy is a nice white boy who would usually walk to school with the black family and is friends with them.
DeleteGood job Jenna. The only thing you misunderstood was the part about the author's viewpoint. It wasn't asking about the point of view in the novel, but the viewpoint (or opinion) of the author. Other than this, the blog is great!What was the case of Plessy V. Ferguson, and why was it so different from the issue in the novel?
ReplyDeleteThe case was where a black man rode a train/car and sat in the white section, also he was 7/8 white, but the people on the train asked him to move to the black section. He refused since he was only 1/8 black. Then they arrested him and he went to trial several times. In the end it took 50 years but the court finally decided that what they did wasn't right and were in favor of Plessy.
DeleteI'm confused, you said three a store in the book, what does that mean, do you mean there were three in a the book store?
ReplyDeleteOther than that you did good and matched the standards.