Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Characters The Logans (African-American landowning farmers) Cassie Logan the nine-year-old narrator – Stacey Logan Cassie’s twelve-year-old bother – Christopher-John - Cassie’s seven-year-old bother Little Man (Clayton Chester) - Cassie’s six-year-old bother Papa (David Logan) Cassie’s father – Mama (Mary Logan) Cassie’s mother – Uncle Hammer Papa’s brother – Big Ma (Caroline Logan) Cassie’s grandmother – Mr. Morrison tall, big man who lives with the Logans – The Averys (African-American sharecroppers) TJ Stacey’s thirteen-year-old friend – Claude TJ’s younger brother – Mr. Avery & Mrs. Avery TJ and Claude’s parents – The Simmses (white neighbors) Jeremy Simms and eleven-year-old white boy – Lillian Jean Jeremy’s twelve-year-old sister – Melvin & RW Jeremy’s older brothers – Charlie Jeremy’s father – The Wallaces (white general-store owners) Kaleb Wallace store owner – Dewberry and Thurston Wallace sons – Other Characters John Henry Berry a sharecropper burned to death by white men – Samuel & Beacon sharecroppers badly burned by white men – Mr. Jamison a white lawyer – Harlan Granger a plantation owner – Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Chapter 1 (pp. 3-27) Testily (p. 4) - in a way that shows impatience or irritation
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Characters The Logans (African-American landowning farmers) Cassie Logan – the nine-year-old narrator Stacey Logan – Cassie’s twelve-year-old bother Christopher-John - Cassie’s seven-year-old bother Little Man (Clayton Chester) - Cassie’s six-year-old bother Papa (David Logan) – Cassie’s father Mama (Mary Logan) – Cassie’s mother Uncle Hammer – Papa’s brother Big Ma (Caroline Logan) – Cassie’s grandmother Mr. Morrison – tall, big man who lives with the Logans The Averys (African-American sharecroppers) TJ – Stacey’s thirteen-year-old friend Claude – TJ’s younger brother Mr. Avery & Mrs. Avery – TJ and Claude’s parents The Simmses (white neighbors) Jeremy Simms – and eleven-year-old white boy Lillian Jean – Jeremy’s twelve-year-old sister Melvin & RW – Jeremy’s older brothers Charlie – Jeremy’s father The Wallaces (white general-store owners) Kaleb Wallace – store owner Dewberry and Thurston Wallace – sons Other Characters John Henry Berry – a sharecropper burned to death by white men Samuel & Beacon – sharecroppers badly burned by white men Mr. Jamison – a white lawyer Harlan Granger – a plantation owner Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Chapter 1 (pp. 3-27) Testily (p. 4) - in a way that shows impatience or irritation
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