Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry Courage Analysis

Courage can't just be said it has to be shown. In the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor, Mr. L.T. Morrision is the most brave, loyal, and kind person you will meet. Mr. Morrison showed courage by standing to the wallaces, he moved Kaleb Wallace's car off the road, and when he stayed with the Logans even though he could get hurt Mr. Morrison’s actions proved that he knows what is right and he is going to stand up for that no matter what. Even though his parents were killed by whites he stays calm and knows exactly how to deal with the situation. Mr. Morrison will give up anything for the people he loves. Would you be brave enough to stand up to a white killer with a gun? Mr. Morrison stood up for Papa and the Logan family even though he could get hurt and face consequences. Mr. Morrison, Papa, and Stacy were heading to the house when the Wallaces came by. They shot papa in the head! Stacey stayed back in the wagon while Mr. Morrison wanted to make things right. He went over to the boy and picked him up and threw him on the ground. This made the boy break his back! Since he could not …show more content…
Morrison courage was by moving Kaleb Wallace's car off the road. This is when Mr. Morrison and the Logan kids are going to deliver something to a house. On their way there Kalleb Wallace stops them with his car. Mr. Morrison tell the kids to get down. Then he gets up and walks around the car to make sure that Kalleb was not hiding a gun. When there was not one Mr. Morrison picked up the car and moved it off of the road.”Slowly, his muscles flexing tightly against his thin shirt and the sweat popping off his skin like oil on water, he lifted the truck in one fluid, powerful motion until the front was several inches off the ground and slowly walked it to the left of the road, where he set it down a gently as a sleeping child.” (Taylor,255) Mr. Morrison could have dealt with this in many different ways, but he did it where the kids were not in