Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Mildred D. Taylor
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social criticism
- Time of Work: The 1930’s, during the Great Depression
- Setting: Rural Mississippi
- Principal Characters: Cassie, Papa (David Logan), Harlan Granger, T. J. Avery, Wade Jamison, Suzella Rankin, Stacey, Mama
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: African Americans, Family or family life, Parents and children, Racism, Blacks, Rural or country life, Depression, economic, 1930’s, Farms, farmers, or farming, Mississippi
- Locales: Mississippi
The Novel
Let the Circle Be Unbroken recounts one family’s struggle against prejudice and poverty as seen through the eyes and experiences of Cassie, the main character. The Logans battle the Great Depression, powerful, greedy, white landowners of rural Mississippi, segregation, and domestic tragedies that threaten to destroy the family at every turn. They maintain their dignity, pride, and faith, however, and keep the family together.
The novel begins with friends and neighbors preoccupied with the tragedy that has struck T. J., Joe Avery’s son, and the...
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