Character Analysis Of Stacey In Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Most students have to be courageous when they’r stand up for another student that are being mistreated. In Mildred Taylor's book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Stacey has to show courage when faced with discrimination because of his race. Stacey had to show courage when he was making a plan for the bus, and when he was standing up for T.J..

“Well we was in the middle of the examination and ole T.J. slips out these cheat notes-.. Stacey was sittin’ right side of T.J. and when he saw them notes, he motioned T.J. to put ‘em away. At first T.J. wouldn’t do it, but then he saw Miz Logan comin’.” (Taylor page 81-82). Stacey did not want T.J. to cheat. T.J. had slipped the cheat note to Stacey’s desk and Mama thought Stacey was cheating.

Stacey took the blame and Mama whipped him. T.J. went to the Wallace’s store and Stacey went after T.J. because T.J. cheated.

“When we reached the place where we had fallen into the gully, Stacey halted. “All right,” he said, “start digging.” Without another word, he put his bare foot upon the top edge of the shovel and sank it deep into the soft road. “Come on, come on,” he order, glancing up at Christopher-John, Little Man and me, who were wondering whether he had finally gone mad. “Cassie, you start digging over there on that side of the road right across from me. That’s right, don’t get too near the edge.” (Taylor page 51) Stacey came up with a plan to get back at the Jefferson school bus.The axle broke on the Jefferson school bus. They went back to school. They look like they were doing something wrong.

In conclusion, Stacey had to be courageous because he was the man of the house. Mamma thought he was cheating, but T.J. was cheating. Stacey was getting back at the Jefferson school bus by digging a trench. Stacey had to be courageous when he was standing up for T.J. and making a plan for the Jefferson school bus. It is important to have courage is because if your classmate is sad you can make them happy again.