Money is not an Option
During the 1930’s when To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place there was a depression everywhere in the country. Great dust storms ravaged land across the great plains. This put an end to almost all agriculture in the region. People starving, many people had very little to eat. The stock market crashed. A lot of banks closed. The main point of the story is that there is a african american man that must go on trial for crime he may not have committed. The trial brings out a lot of good in people. It also helps readers determine who is good and who is bad. Economic class had almost no value in To Kill a Mockingbird; therefore, readers and characters must find new ways to classify other characters. In the …show more content…
Racism is a large part in this story. The biggest conflict is between the white people and the african americans. Some more races include: chinese and cajuns. “What about the Chinese, and the Cajuns down in Baldwin county?” Another way to describe this group This proves there are multiple groups of races that the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird can use to classify people. A final large way to classify people is by religion. A large example of this is Miss Maudie. She says she is a Baptist, but she is not a foot washing Baptist. “You know old Mr. Radley was a foot washing Baptist.” “That’s what you are, ain’t it?” “My shells not that hard, child. I’m just a Baptist” In the book whenever people don’t fit into another group they are put into their religion. I see this in my own community This is one example of how religion is plays a big part in how to characterize people. The Great Depression was hard on everyone; people had to find new ways to classify other people. They used things like race or religion to classify people. The quality of person you were was a large way. You could also use groups like Jem Finch used: the ordinary people, the good people out in the woods, the trash at the dump and the Negroes. Economic class had almost no value in To Kill a Mockingbird; therefore, readers and characters must find new ways to classify other
During the 1930’s when To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place there was a depression everywhere in the country. Great dust storms ravaged land across the great plains. This put an end to almost all agriculture in the region. People starving, many people had very little to eat. The stock market crashed. A lot of banks closed. The main point of the story is that there is a african american man that must go on trial for crime he may not have committed. The trial brings out a lot of good in people. It also helps readers determine who is good and who is bad. Economic class had almost no value in To Kill a Mockingbird; therefore, readers and characters must find new ways to classify other characters. In the …show more content…
Racism is a large part in this story. The biggest conflict is between the white people and the african americans. Some more races include: chinese and cajuns. “What about the Chinese, and the Cajuns down in Baldwin county?” Another way to describe this group This proves there are multiple groups of races that the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird can use to classify people. A final large way to classify people is by religion. A large example of this is Miss Maudie. She says she is a Baptist, but she is not a foot washing Baptist. “You know old Mr. Radley was a foot washing Baptist.” “That’s what you are, ain’t it?” “My shells not that hard, child. I’m just a Baptist” In the book whenever people don’t fit into another group they are put into their religion. I see this in my own community This is one example of how religion is plays a big part in how to characterize people. The Great Depression was hard on everyone; people had to find new ways to classify other people. They used things like race or religion to classify people. The quality of person you were was a large way. You could also use groups like Jem Finch used: the ordinary people, the good people out in the woods, the trash at the dump and the Negroes. Economic class had almost no value in To Kill a Mockingbird; therefore, readers and characters must find new ways to classify other