Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by M. Taylor has different themes and
issues and the current passage can represent the relationship between a father
and his son and how it can suggest many ideas relating meaning of friendship,
racism and others.
The passage shows how the relationship between the father and the son
can be good basis for giving advice and discussing very serious issues such as
racism. The passage presents how a father can explain issues such as friendship
to his son as for Taylor friendship is nuanced and shaded and it is not only
white and black as T.J is black but he can't represent a real friend while
Jeremy is very dangerous to befriend. Stacey is facing a hard lesson to be
learned as he can't easily make friends with Jeremy as there is no one basis or
footing the two can have in common and the father can foresee how things can
change and tries to guide his son towards reality. The father is thinking
loudly and tries to tell his son that time can change things but nothing is
known up till now as Jeremy perhaps change in the future and his respect and
love for Stacey may change and issues such as differences between the black and
the white may appear then which will be hard for Stacey. 'Cause white folks
mean trouble.' This is how father can foresee and explain to his son his
point of view about friendship which confirms the trust and support in the
son-father relationship as Stacey could at last read the meaning in his
fathers' eyes.
In conclusion, the passage represents a deep father son relationship
that can give such space of acceptance to different opinions and advice with
ease and support from the father and from the son too.
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