| The Logan family lives in rural Mississippi in the 1920's-30's, during a socially very tough time for blacks. They work extremely hard to keep the small piece of farmland they own. All the other familes in the area are sharecroppers on Granger land. Granger is a very rich white man who cheats his sharecroppers of their money and rights. The Logans are extremely fortunate to own their own land. Throughout the book, many black characters experience racial injustice. The Logans are very determined, and manage to overcome the obstacles they face. The Logan children are being harassed by a schoolbus of white children so they dig a ditch in the road, trapping it and breaking the axle. Cassie, the Logan daughter takes a trip to the nearby town of Strawberry and is shocked by the disresect she is greeted with.
Meanwhile, two of the Wallace boys (a white, racist family) set two black men on fire, killing one of them. After the burning, the Logan's start a boycott of the Wallace store and encourage others to do so too. Partly because of this, Mrs. Logan loses her teaching job and the Logans are in deep trouble financially. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh) Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's Political/social activism Yes Plotlet: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a kid Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - society How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () United States Yes The US: - Deep South Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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