Read the excerpt from roll of thunder. hear my cry.
why does stacey most likely defend cassie's behavior
toward lillian jean?
"mama gonna whip you good, too," said prideful little man,
still fuming as we approached the school. 'cause i'm
gonna sure tell it."
"naw you ain't," said stacey. there was a shocked silence
as all heads turned to him. "this here thing's between
cassie and lillian jean and ain't nobody telling nobody
nothin' 'bout this." he stared directly at t. j., caught his eye,
and repeated, "nobody."
he believes that cassie and lillian jean should be
friends
he senses that cassie has a valid reason for her
behavior
he likes that cassie is going against her father's wishes.
he wants to shift everyone's attention from cassie to
himself