Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor :: Roll Thunder Hear Cry Mildred Taylor Essays

"Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor What do you think about TJ Avery in this novel do you hate him for his bad deeds or pity him? TJ is quite a confusing character. On one I had I pity him because of all the misfortune in his life, through his own fault though. Although on the other hand I think he is a complacent character, who thinks the world solely revolves around him. He seems to feel that the world owes him a living, a living he is not prepared to work for! I pity TJ because he has never really had any discipline and although discipline can be harsh. There is one advantage to it, guidance. Although TJ appears to be taking advantage of his fathers situation and lack of discipline. I feel that TJ has never really had a role model whom he can look up to instead it seems to me that he has almost had to fend for himself. TJ is being played like a fool between RW and Melvin Simms, he really seems to feel that they like him and doesn’t really realise what their nasty plan is going to result in. as TJ has never had a friend he doesn’t really know the meaning of true friendship. However the readers know that the Simmses are far from adequate. I feel that TJ does deserve some pity because it’s not his fault he has had no discipline it’s nobody’s fault but I do think that if he was a kind considerate person he would make his parents proud of him rather than give them grief and stress. There are only two instances in the book that I feel hatred towards TJ this is the sacking of mama Logan and the killing and injuring of Mr and Mrs Jim lee Barnett. The sacking of Mrs Logan's was totally unfair. This is because it was TJ’s fault he didn’t revise and got Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor :: Roll Thunder Hear Cry Mildred Taylor Essays "Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor What do you think about TJ Avery in this novel do you hate him for his bad deeds or pity him? TJ is quite a confusing character. On one I had I pity him because of all the misfortune in his life, through his own fault though. Although on the other hand I think he is a complacent character, who thinks the world solely revolves around him. He seems to feel that the world owes him a living, a living he is not prepared to work for! I pity TJ because he has never really had any discipline and although discipline can be harsh. There is one advantage to it, guidance. Although TJ appears to be taking advantage of his fathers situation and lack of discipline. I feel that TJ has never really had a role model whom he can look up to instead it seems to me that he has almost had to fend for himself. TJ is being played like a fool between RW and Melvin Simms, he really seems to feel that they like him and doesn’t really realise what their nasty plan is going to result in. as TJ has never had a friend he doesn’t really know the meaning of true friendship. However the readers know that the Simmses are far from adequate. I feel that TJ does deserve some pity because it’s not his fault he has had no discipline it’s nobody’s fault but I do think that if he was a kind considerate person he would make his parents proud of him rather than give them grief and stress. There are only two instances in the book that I feel hatred towards TJ this is the sacking of mama Logan and the killing and injuring of Mr and Mrs Jim lee Barnett. The sacking of Mrs Logan's was totally unfair. This is because it was TJ’s fault he didn’t revise and got