Mildred D. Taylor's Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry

Mildred D. Taylor, author of “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry,” created an excellent book with many literary elements. Three of these elements demonstrated in the book are setting, point of view, and genre. Through these literary elements, Taylor creates an intriguing book which gives the readers’ insight into the life of an African American family during Great Depression when times are rough and racism is reaching its peak. Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is set in rural Mississippi, 1933 during the heart of the Great Depression. Times are tough and it is even tougher for an African American family trying to make it through hard times, while trying not to conform to the racist views of the south. The people in this family’s community are of