What time period is To Kill a Mockingbird written in?

Answer 1

To Kill a Mockingbird was a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee, published in 1960. The story takes place in the years 1933 to 1935, during the Great Depression and the era of Jim Crow laws.

Answer 2

To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the years 1933 to 1935, during the Great Depression and the era of Jim Crow laws.

We know that the year the novel opens (when Scout is not talking about Jem's arm) is 1933. In the opening Scout describes Maycomb and says "Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself" (page 6). This comes from President Roosevelt's inaugural address in March of 1933.

In Chapter 20, during the trial, Atticus says "There is a tendency in this year of grace, 1935, for certain people to use this phrase out of context, to satisfy all conditions."

The first sentence of the book states "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow." A few pages later the beginning of the story starts and one sentence states "When I was almost six and Jem was nearly ten, our summertime boundaries were..." From this it can be ascertained that the story takes place from 1933 to 1935.

The events of the story itself start when Dill Harris arrives in Maycomb, which is the summer of 1933. Jem Finch is impressed that Dill has seen Dracula (which premiered in 1931) and Scout mentions that Maycomb had recently been told that they nothing to fear but fear itself, which was in FDR's first inauguration speech in March of 1933 after his election in 1932. Two-and-a-half years later, the trial in the summer of 1935 and the Hallowe'en pageant of the same year conclude the story.

The story takes place in 1933 to 1935, during the Great Depression. The novel was published in 1960.

Answer 3

About 3 years. When the book begins Jem is almost 10. By the end of the story we see Jem close to entering his teenage years as he is almost 13. The book is roughly set between 1933 and 1936 during the Great Depression.

Answer 4

"To Kill a Mockingbird" was written by Harper Lee and is set in the American South during the 1930s, specifically in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. The novel was published in 1960 and reflects the social issues and racial tensions of the time.

Answer 5

It's set in the 1930's around the time of the Great Depression, especially since their was so much racism from the time the story took place.

Answer 6

To Kill A Mockingbird was set in Southern Alabama in the early 1930's.

Answer 7

It takes place in 1935.