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Can Literature Help Tell The News Of The World?

By: George Greenback

The Great Depression was not good for America. It was especially bad for farmers. It left numerous people unemployed. Many were forced to live in poverty. The Great Depression started on October 29, 1929. Lots of people sold their stocks and that is how it all started. [] There are great works of literature that help tell the story of how the Great Depression affected the American people. For instance, in //To Kill A Mockingbird// this is true because, in the text it said, “The Cunninghams are country folk, farmers, and the crash hit them hardest. Atticus said professional people were poor because the farmers were poor.” (Lee 21) The American people could not get paid in cash. People had to pay people in items, like wood, and food.