Which was during the Great Depression . During that time there were many problems going on such as poverty , and unemployment . As with the Cunninghams , they were poor , and that was the reason why they would pay Atticus in a different way . " that's the only way he can pay me . He has no money " , said Atticus , and in the movie he says that the crash hit them hard . This was due to the fact that they were farmers . The novel and the movie were consistent with the setting of Maycomb . It was quite the same in the movie , as it was described in the novel
Which was during the Great Depression . During that time there were many problems going on such as poverty , and unemployment . As with the Cunninghams , they were poor , and that was the reason why they would pay Atticus in a different way . " that's the only way he can pay me . He has no money " , said Atticus , and in the movie he says that the crash hit them hard . This was due to the fact that they were farmers . The novel and the movie were consistent with the setting of Maycomb . It was quite the same in the movie , as it was described in the novel