B-A-D BAD GUYS!!!! t.J. 'befriends' them after Cassie, Christopher-John, Stacey and Little Man abandon him because of the fact he got Cassie's Mom fired. r.w. and Melvin want to steal a special gun for t.j., but he gets scared and tries to run away. They beat t.j BAD, then betrayed him by telling everyone that t.j. stole the gun.
In the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor, R.W. and Melvin Simms are two white men who represent the racism and prejudice that the Logan family faces in their community. They are involved in the injustices inflicted upon the black characters in the story, highlighting the racial tensions of the time.
Yes, TJ Avery gets shot in the leg by RW and Melvin Simms in the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor.
Beating him up. They act as his friends but really was just playing with him.
In the novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry," TJ was in Strawberry with RW and Melvin Simms, who beat him up, because they were looking to cause trouble. TJ was in the wrong place at the wrong time and became a target for RW and Melvin, who wanted to assert their power and intimidate him. Ultimately, RW and Melvin's actions stemmed from their own racism and desire to assert dominance over TJ.
Jeremy and Lillian Jean Simms, are members of a white family in the town. They are both very different characters in the book. Jeremy is not a racist unlike the rest of his family, he wants to be friends with the Logan children especially Stacey who is Cassie's older brother. Jeremy gets punished for being friends with the Logans and is ordered not to speak to them. At the end of the book Jeremy tells the Logans that he has made a tree house in the woods and is living there, he doesn't want to be part of his own family. Lillian Jean is Jeremy's sister, she is a racist and believes in power of the black people in her town, an example of this is shown when she forces Cassie to get down in the road when she accidentally bumps into her, this is a good example of Cassie experiencing racism. Cassie gets revenge on her in the book, this incident is an important of Cassie growing up and her dealing with racism.
In the book 'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry', the secret that must never be told is about T.J. being with the Simms brothers when they burned Mr. Barnett's store. T.J. is afraid that if the truth gets out, he will be blamed and face severe consequences.
Jeremy Simms is the white student who never rides the bus to school in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" because he is not allowed to due to his father's beliefs. He is friends with the Logan children and walks to school with them instead.
The unexpected visitor in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" is T.J. Avery, who shows up at the Logan family's house seeking help after getting into trouble with the Simms brothers. His arrival disrupts the Logan family's peaceful evening and causes tension due to his involvement in the conflict with the Simms family.
In the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry," Cassie was attacked by Lillian Jean Simms, a white girl, for not showing her proper respect. Cassie fought back and ended up getting in trouble with the white community, which led to serious consequences for her and her family.
Melvin is a white kid in roll of thunder hear my cry, In chapter 8 T.J says he got better friends and that they white too.
Becuase! If cassie wouldn't, Mr. Simms would probably beat Cassie up. If you don't believe me, do a little research on 'segregation'
Helen Palmer wrote her first book, "Do You Hear What I Hear?" in 1989.
He gets the Logans mother fired, and he becomes friends with RW and Melvin then steals a pistol