Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Mildred D. Taylor
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1930’s
- Setting: Rural Mississippi
- 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
Characters Discussed
Cassie Logan, one of four children in the Logan family. Cassie is old enough to understand segregation and what it means to be black in the South during the 1930’s. She has an inquiring mind and wishes to learn more about the Mississippi constitution. Proud of her race, she despises her mulatto cousin, Suzella, who thinks of herself as white. The execution of her friend T. J., her brother Stacey’s running away from home, racial hostility in her neighborhood, and the reality of the Depression take their toll on her emotionally. Her parents’ nurturing...
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