Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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Voice is the use of language that conveys the distinctive personality of the writer or speaker, the narrator, or a particular character. What words or phrases does Papa use when talking with Stacey that gives you a sense of his personality? How would you describe his personality? Cite text evidence from the selection to support your answer.

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Papa stood suddenly and grabbed Stacey upward. ''You, boy, don't you get so grown you go to talking 'bout more than you know. Them men, they doing what they've gotta do. You got any idea what a risk they took just to go shopping in Vicksburg in the first place? They go on that chain gang and their families got nothing. They'll get kicked off that plot of land they tend and there'll be no place for them to go. You understand that?''

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Stacey calls the men who change their mind about shopping in Vicksburg "jackrabbits". Papa is firm yet informative to Stacey. He calls Stacey a boy, which he is, that does not understand the lives of these men. Papa is quick to set his children straight yet tempers his lesson to educate rather than just discipline. Papa wants Stacey to develop empathy rather than just judgment.

What words or phrases does papa use when talking with stacey that give you a sense of his personality? How would you describe his personality?