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Setting

To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in _______, Alabama


(Fictional town) This fictional town described by Lee is
very similar to her own Childhood town. Another
similarity is that Harper Lee grew up during ___ _____
_______, just like the narrator.

The Great Depression

The great depression was an economic crisis that began


with the _____ ______ ______ in 1929. With the great
depression came the closure of many banks and a drastic
rise in the rates of ________. Unfortunately, the people
who were hit the hardest by the depression were already
on the bottom of the economic ladder.

Prejudice and Racism


Slavery was abolished in 1863, but unfortunately ____
Americans were still denied many ____. _____- existed in
schools, churches, public bathrooms, buses and many
other public places. ____ _____ ____ facilitated the
discrimination of African Americans. ___ ___ ___were
state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the
Southern United States. Enacted after the Reconstruction
period, these laws continued in force until 1965.

What are gender roles? List examples of gender roles:


____________________________

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