"Well, to tell you the truth, I was real upset for a while there. But my papa told me it don't do no good sitting around being m
ad. Then I seen how things was. I mean, I should've seen it all along. After all, I'm who I am and you're who you are." Lillian Jean looked at me with astonishment that I could see the matter so clearly. "Well, I'm glad you finally learned the way of things."
—Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,
Mildred D. Taylor
Based on this passage, what appears to be helping this friendship start?
