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__ What was happening in America in the 1930’s? __  In America in the 1930’s a lot was going on. It was the time of the Great Depression and many people had lost the jobs and had become extremely poor. This was all due to a massive crash in the stock market which happened on Tuesday October the 9th 1929, which is now known as “Black Tuesday”. People started to do whatever they could to keep themselves entertained and their lives happy. People would often gather together to listen to the radio, watch movies and play board games. Prior to the Great Depression America was known as the land of hope and optimism but when this event happened it was soon changed. This time in American history virtually nothing happened because their was simply no money to be made. From 1929 to 1932 the average American family income had reduced by 40%, from $2,300 to $1,500. The Great Depression had a massive effect on everything and everyone around it. Art works and Architecture was influenced by the Depression. Fashions would change every season, but when the stock market crashed clothes needed to last for long amounts of time so then fashions would last up to few seasons at one time. In 1932 the winter Olympics was held at Lake Placid in New York.  Many songs were produced around this time. It was what most people listened top each day to keep themselves happy and entertained. [|“I aint got no home”]  was a song that was produced in the1930’s. Other artists sang songs to make it their own which is what Kate Smith did with the song [|“God bless America”.]  Others enjoyed telling stories by the fireside. [|“fireside chats”]  by Franklin Roosevelt.      <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> =__<span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">Character Profiles __= <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><span style="COLOR: #f15bec; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f7f7"> Atticus Finch- An attorney, whose wife had previously, dies leaving him to raise their two children. Supported Tom Robinson in court. <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><span style="COLOR: #f15bec; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f7f7">   Jem- 10-year-old son of Atticus Finch, brother to Scout. <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><span style="COLOR: #f15bec; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f7f7"> Scout- 6-year-old daughter of Atticus Finch, sister to Jem. Narrator of the movie “To Kill A Mockingbird”. <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><span style="COLOR: #f15bec; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f7f7"> <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><span style="COLOR: #f15bec; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f7f7"> Tom Robinson- A black man accused of raping a white girl and is defended at trial by Atticus. <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><span style="COLOR: #f15bec; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f7f7"> Dill- Jem and Scout’s friend who comes to visit Maycomb in the summer to stay with his auntie. <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><span style="COLOR: #f15bec; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f7f7"> “Boo” Radley- Boy who lives near the Finch’s. Many scary stories are often told about him amongst the younger children of Maycomb. Adults always hesitate to talk about him. Jem, Scout and Dill try to get him to come out of his home. <span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><span style="COLOR: #f15bec; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f7f7"> Mayella Ewel- White girl who accuses a black man (tom Robinson) of raping her. <span style="COLOR: #f15bec; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8f7f7"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Gautami; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">Bob Ewel- <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Gautami; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">Mayella’s father and Maycomb’s town drunk.