Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mama explained to Cassie that because the whites say so, she has to call Lillian Simms, Miss. Why will she address the young white ladies as Miss?’
Chapter 6.
Chapter 6.
Mama says that what black people give white people is fear, not respect. Cassie may call Lillian Jean "Miss" because she has to but she calls the black girls at her church "Miss" because she respects them.