Essays Tagged: "Mildred D. Taylor"

Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry

In this amazing novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor, presents the lives of the sharecroppers and land owners of early Mississippi with ...

(5 pages) 74 2 4.2 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

What do you think are the most important messages and themes in the novel 'Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry'

'Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry' by Mildred D. Taylor is a powerful novel about the Logan family and the problems and injustices that th ... time when a large number of black and white people unite and cooperate to fight off the fire.In the Mildred D. Taylor's novel 'Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry' there are many important message and themes. ...

(5 pages) 48 1 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A comparision of the degree of Racism in "To Kill A Mockingbird" and "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry".

many more in between, people have tried to encourage the condemnation of prejudice. Harper Lee and Mildred D. Taylor have tried to do this using the medium of the novel. Many people would feel that t ... le, no matter what the circumstances surrounding it.Prejudice comes through ignorance and therefore Mildred Taylor is trying to educate the reader with as many examples as possible of blatant racism s ...

(21 pages) 70 1 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

What is the Thunder's role in "Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor

In "Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry", by Mildred D. Taylor, especially in the last chapter, the thunder plays an important role and can almos ... ever there is drama. It even makes a special appearance in the poem at the beginning of chapter 11. Mildred D. Taylor's main use of the thunder is to add a more dramatic feel to the story. The poem at ...

(2 pages) 15 1 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Mildred Delois Taylor

Mildred Delois Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 13, 1943, to Willbert Lee and De ... ter, her father moved to Toledo, Ohio. When she was 3 months old, her mother, her older sister, and Mildred followed up to the north where her father began a new life. Soon after a year, their family ... began a new life. Soon after a year, their family moved in to a big house on the busy streets where Mildred grew up and spent most of her childhood life.Each year, her relatives would move into the bi ...

(3 pages) 1496 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Roll of Thunder

Andrew ChenThe Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryMildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry is set during the Great Depression, in the rural ar ...

(4 pages) 2 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays