The Great Depression was the deepest and the longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of America. Began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, by 1933 the country’s gross national product had been cut in half, and 16 million Americans were unemployed. During the Great Depression, mothers usually let their children go outside and play to not make them worry about the current situation. As said by Scout in chapter 1 in To Kill a Mockingbird, “There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with” To Kill a Mockingbird most accurately reflects Great Depression because it clearly describes life without money and the sufferings of people with no jobs.
To Kill a Mockingbird accurately reflects Great Depression because it clearly describes life without money, similar to that of the historical reality of that time. Since Maycomb County was a farm country, farmers such as the Cunninghams paid others in food such as hickory nuts or turnips. When asked by Scout if we are poor as the farmers, Atticus replied by saying “The Cunninghams are country folks, farmers, and the crash hit …show more content…
Due to lack of money, most people couldn’t afford to buy food in huge quantities. Some families grew their own vegetables to eat. In the article “Getting By in Lean Times”, the author writes, “She plants a lot of potatoes because when you eat them you can stay fuller for a longer time. Also, you a mix them in with just about anything to make a meal stretch.” Mothers in the families grew their own vegetables especially potatoes because they did not have any money to purchase food from a store. Some might ask, how did they managed to get other groceries in need? The answer was simple, sell the food they grew. “She’s even managed to sell some so we can afford groceries” as said by the same article, “Getting By in Lean
To Kill a Mockingbird accurately reflects Great Depression because it clearly describes life without money, similar to that of the historical reality of that time. Since Maycomb County was a farm country, farmers such as the Cunninghams paid others in food such as hickory nuts or turnips. When asked by Scout if we are poor as the farmers, Atticus replied by saying “The Cunninghams are country folks, farmers, and the crash hit …show more content…
Due to lack of money, most people couldn’t afford to buy food in huge quantities. Some families grew their own vegetables to eat. In the article “Getting By in Lean Times”, the author writes, “She plants a lot of potatoes because when you eat them you can stay fuller for a longer time. Also, you a mix them in with just about anything to make a meal stretch.” Mothers in the families grew their own vegetables especially potatoes because they did not have any money to purchase food from a store. Some might ask, how did they managed to get other groceries in need? The answer was simple, sell the food they grew. “She’s even managed to sell some so we can afford groceries” as said by the same article, “Getting By in Lean