In the past there have been many types of social constraints. Many of these constraints have been recorded in books such as Cold Sassy Tree. This piece of ligature by Olive Ann Burns gives the reader an insight to the constraints of social life in the south after the Civil War. It is through the eyes of the main character Will Tweedy that the reader is able to experience these restraints. Many of in Cold Sassy Tree fight to overcome the social constraints. One of the biggest constraints in the book is those of mourning periods. Even though the mourning periods are strict Will wants to break these constraints and go have fun. “For three whole weeks of summer vacation they hadn’t let me play baseball or go fishing or anything” (Burns 16). This
