" Roll of Thunder, Hear my cry ", by Mildred Taylor, is a story about a black, American family that lived during the 1930s in Mississippi. Unlike most members of their racial community, the Logan family own their land. However this doesn't stop them from suffering the consequences of prejudice and violence. There are many adults in the story, both black and white. Some of them are good people, and some of them are obnoxious and cruel. Some of these characters are Harlan Granger, Mr. Morrison and Uncle Hammer. Their personalities are shaped by both their social status and their family background and they influence the other members of the community in different ways.

Harlan Granger is a greedy, white landlord. He wanted to take back David Logan's land and he is constantly angry because Big ma does not want to sell it: " He don't know nothing about me or...