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  In this photo there is a pair of young children holding a bowl of food. They appear to be dirty, and their hair appears to be greasy. The bowl seems to be made out of paper and contains what seems to be very unappealing food. The boy has large pleading eyes and the skin on his face seems to sag like an old man. This could be a sign of malnutrition. This is likely as there is not much money to be able to buy enough food as the time period this photo is taken in is between the two wars, where there was never enough food. The boy appears young due to his small frame,but somehow his face seems to be wise and old, and this could be evident through the hardships that he has already had to go through as a young boy. The rough style of clothes and the dirt is something we would expect from people that are working with the land, and therefore looking at it I think the boy is from a farm. Back then we know that farmers were richer than the ordinary people.  

1) What is the great depression? What caused it and how did it affect the americans and the world? The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world. There were multiple causes of the great depression such as the income gap between the rich and poor, overuse of credit to make purchases, industry and agricultural supply exeeded demand and the stock market crash whcih causes financial panic. there were many effects of the great depression, such as, millions of people lose their jobs, poverty widespread, businesses and banks close, depression spreads to other countries, Roosevelt wins presidency, New Deal legislation enacted and despite periods of economic upturns, the depression remains. 2) How does knowing more about the period in history help you to understand the characters and setting from chapter 1 to 7? The great depression affected the rural south the most, which is where to kill a mockingbird is set. Many people w...