Consider the characters of Mary Logan in Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry :: English Literature

Consider the characters of Mary Logan in Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cryand Gilbert Dawson in The Sextons Hero showing how they reflect the head of whizism.Mary Logan in Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry and Gilbert Dawson in TheSextons Hero both have worldy similarities, all of which reflect the mind of heroism. Both have to fight against the expectations of thesociety they live in. Mary Logan lives in the USA in the 1930s. Sheis a young black woman living in a white mans world, she is a teacherand her family own land, which the white landowners are not very happyabout. The white people believe that blacks a less(prenominal) worthy then whitesand should know their place. Gilbert Dawson is a man living inLancashire in the 1850s, he is meant to be strong and ready to fight,however he doesnt want to fight and this angers the rest of thecommunity.======================================================================Both Mildred D. Taylor and Elizabeth Gaskell wrote their books tochange peoples views on different things. Mildred D. Taylor wanted tochange peoples views on black people, and Elizabeth Gaskell wanted tochange peoples views on utter people should act. Both writers see peopleas equal.======================================================================In the dictionary a hero is A person who is admired for being braveMrs Gaskells exposition is======================================================================One who acts up to the highest idea of duty he has been able toperform, no matter at what sacrifice.================================================================In fairy tales, the hero is usually a man who rescues the princessfrom evil. Over time the term hero has changed from the old fashionedtraditional hero to modern heros (someone who is heroic for standingby principles and suffering hardship as a result.)=====================================================================In The Sextons Hero, Gilbert Dawson is more of a traditional herobecause he saves Letty and the Sextons life, but dies himself. Healso has some of the qualities of a modern hero as he stands up forwhat he believes in. However Mary Logan in Roll Of Thunder Hear MyCry is a modern hero, as she stands by here principles, no matterwhat the cost to her is.===================================================================In The Sextons Hero, Gilbert Dawson is expected to support andreflect the male working class stereotype. He is expected to bemanly, physically strong and aggressive, ready to fight whennecessary and to stand up to a challenge.However Gilbert Dawson goes against these expectations. He refuses tofight much to the surprise of the onlookersit seemed such a thing for a stout young chap to be a coward andafraid.But Gilbert Dawson was not a coward or afraid.