Who Owns the title “Most Courageous?” Just because the Oak and Walnut are bigger, it doesn't mean their courage runs deeper than the small fig. In the journey the novel, Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor, took, the fictional character Stacey was forced to be courageous in the cruel world he lived in. He showed his courage when he was able to tell his best friend, T.J, no, when he tore up T,J’s cheat notes so T.J wouldn't get in trouble, and when he was forced to hold the mule, Jack, in the chaos caused by the ambush from the white men. Stacey, a young black boy, had to live in a world where race was the only thing to determine one's life, how they were treated, and how everyone saw them. Even with that thought, Stacey was not…show more content… T.J’s cheat notes, gone. Stacey was a protective friend, and did whatever he needed to keep his friends out of trouble. When T.J. had decided to make some cheat notes for a upcoming test, Stacey ripped them up, trying to keep T,J out of trouble. Down the pieces went, the mud of the gully swallowing them up. This is proved on page 79, chap 4, when the author wrote “But Stacey turned his back and tore the paper into bits, depositing them in the gully”. Stacey was a good friend, and watched out for the ones close to him. Whatever it took, Stacey kept T,J out of trouble, watching over him. Sometimes, helping a friend takes a little more than a pat on the…show more content… But Stacey was able to find the courage to do this. When a band of white men had ambushed Stacey, his papa, and someone staying with them at the time named Mr, Morrison, while on the wagon, chaos erupted. Terrified, Stacey was given one job: Hold Jack, the mule. In the middle of the night, the only light that of the headlights from the truck the white men had used to catch up to the Logan’s, Stacey held Jack with all of his might. On page 214, Chapter 9, Stacey told his encounter and said “papa told me to hold onto the reins real tight….and Jack was real skittish cause of the storm”. Stacey, in all of his fright, was able to take on the job. Could you think quickly in a life or death
