Well, honey, in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry," the chain gang is a group of Black men who are forced to work on a road construction crew while shackled together with chains. It's a brutal and dehumanizing form of punishment imposed by the white authorities in the story. So, in a nutshell, the chain gang is a symbol of the systemic racism and oppression faced by Black people in the Jim Crow South.
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Yes, it is.
"Goad" is mentioned on page 128 in the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor.
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The Berrys.
Yes, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is a classic novel, it is also considered historical fiction.
The word "tantrum" does not appear in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor.
T.J. goes to jail and is sent to the chain gang. The final words of the book are from Cassie: "I cried for T.J. For T.J. and the land."
Mr. Avery was sick with pneumonia in the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." This illness affected his ability to work and provide for his family.