Harper Lee's The Great Depression

Badger, Anthony J. .The New Deal: The Depression Years, 1933- 1940. 1989. Reprint. Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2002. Print.

the physical and mental well-being. Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, took place during the Great Depression and expressed how people lived during that time. During the Depression the country revolved around money and the lack of money, which made it hard for people to live a normal and have a health structure. In the novel, there are issues presented by the South in the 1930s that can be related to today’s society. During this time and now, some families lack the necessary income needed for the basic necessities a child requires. Children living in poverty are at a risk of developing mental, social and physical health conditions. Being successful and being able to achieve their greatest potential is a factor to being unhealthy. The novel shows how poverty affects a person in every way.

The Great Depression started in 1929 and lasted up until 1939. It happens to be the worst economic downturn for the United States and the the rest of the world. It caused companies and corporations to eventually go bankrupt as well as workers to be laid off. Another effect of The Great Depression is that factory production was reduced, and the banks started to shut down. In the lowest point of The Great Depression in 1933 nearly 15 million workers in America were unemployed and one half of the banks started shutting down.

The Great Depression was a time period when the US economy was in bad conditions. It lasted from 1929 to 1941, 12 years. The Great Depression was caused by over producing supplies and the stock market crash. Before the New Deal many Americans lived in makeshift communities called Hoovervilles because they couldn’t afford living in their houses any longer. Some people starved because they couldn’t pay for food or the food wasn’t able to get to their towns.

The late 1930s were a time of great suffering and uncertainty in the United States. The country was crippled by effects of the Great Depression; the result was a massive decline in jobs and economic stability that dramatically impacted both rural and urban communities. Millions of Americans were out of work, unable to support their families. State organizations and charities were unable to meet the growing needs of the people and many were left to fend for themselves. The Great Depression brought with it a legitimate, tangible fear about the future of America and its citizens. Upon the outcry of the American people a “New Deal” was struck giving the citizens of America a lifeline of hope in the ever-growing State. The New Deal was a succession of programs, organizations and laws, enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, directly addressing the issues of jobs, welfare and uncertainty through direct federal involvement. The creators of the New Deal worked across party lines to reshape the norms of state involvement whilst making a great legislative effort to turn the declining economy around. The New Deal reshaped the federal government’s relationship with its citizens in a time of economic uncertainty helping to grow the State in a time of peace.

The Great Depression was an economic downturn event that took place in history during the western industrialization world. The United States of America began the Great Depression soon after the stock market crash of October 1929. Furthermore, it sent the Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.

The Great Depression is one of the most misunderstood events in not only American history but also Great Britain, France, Germany, and many other industrialized nations. It also has had important consequences and was an extremely devastating event in America. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. When the New York Stock Exchange crashed in October 1929, the United States dropped sharply into a major depression. The world was in wide demand for agricultural goods during World War I, but they had rapidly decreased after the war and rural America experienced a severe depression throughout most of the 1920's and even on into the 1930's.

     The Great Depression was a huge economic downfall in North America and involved many other industrialized countries of the world. The Depression began in 1929 and lasted for about ten years. Millions of people lost their jobs along with many businesses going bankrupt. The common misconception of the Great Depression is people think that the stock market crash was the main cause for it. There were many causes for the Depression; unequal distribution of money during the 1920’s was the main cause of the Depression. This unequal distribution happened on many different classes of people. The imbalance of money is what created such an unstable economy. The stock market was doing much worse than people thought

It had kicked off the Great Depression after panic had set in when billions of dollars were lost and wiped out thousands of investors. Stock tickers ran hours behind because the machine could not handle the tremendous volume of trading that was happening at the same time. The main cause to why the stock market crashed was because it was overbought and overvalued. Black Monday refers to the Monday of October 19, 1987, it is known to be the largest one-day percentage drop in stock market history. Black Tuesday was the fourth and final day of the stock market crash of 1929. Investors had lost $30 billion, it was more money than the United States had spent on World War I. In today’s terms, the stock market crash was worth $1.3

Overall, the stock market crash was not handled too well as history has shown. Stock market prices began to decline in September and early October 1929 and on October eighteenth the major fall began (1). Panic set in as stock prices dropped at an incredible rate (1). On October twenty-fourth, 1929 (Black Thursday), the Dow Jones stock opened with a drop of eleven percent in value (2).

Firstly I 'll get into how the market crashed, being dubbed Black Thursday. The crash spelled disaster for the financial system. Companies with serious investments featured an abrupt shock to their assets. This was the beginning of the depression. The national income slipped lower each year from 1929-1932, and it did not return until World War II. Unemployment became the most important problem of the depression to the people living in the US. Another major problem was that the agricultural prices were cut almost in half, and many farms foreclosed because of it. There are many different theories as to why the stock market crashed that day. One was that the attempts of the US government and the Federal Reserve Board to stop speculation caused an overreaction in the market, leading to the selling panic.

The Great Depression was a time of worldwide crisis, and is the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. It led to massive unemployment, and the development of federal corporations and administrations which are still in use today. The Great Depression seems to have begun when the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, but there were other factors leading up to the crash. As the rate of consumption of a company’s goods were increasing, workers were not granted higher wages, resulting in unequal income distribution and a weak economy.

The Great Depression was a worldwide phenomenon it was a time of poverty, despair, and grief caused by many different catastrophic events. This heart breaking event had the majority of Americans stuck on edge with twelve million unemployed with large families to feed but less food and resources. However, with the help of one things take a drastic turn and the worse becomes better.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a story set in the 1930s, a truly pivotal time in history for the United States of America, being the time of the Dust Bowl, which snowballed into giant destructive sand storms making the Great Depression even worse. The Great Depression and Dust Bowl help shape “To Kill a Mockingbird”, which highlights the effects the Great Depression had on the people of that time. In this paper it will be explained as to the importance the Great Depression had on that time, how the Dust Bowl destroyed America’s farming system, and what President Franklin D. Roosevelt did to try to resolve the economic problems the country faced.

The great depression was one of the worst economy issues we have ever had in history. It was a hard time for everyone. The great depression started in 1929 till 1939. Tons of banks closed down and about 9 million savings accounts were lost. Tons of companies and factories went under. About 15 million people were unemployed.