Analyzing Plot
What is the setting of the novel?
This setting of the novel is 1930s Texas, during the time of the great depression.
How does the setting affect the character and the events?
Throughout the 1930s, the Midwest's plants were all harvested too quickly, and there was nothing to grab a hold of the dirt. Constantly dust storms everywhere, and this caused people want to migrate to California. During this time, the Great Depression also took place, making it hard for people hard to live on because banks were closed, stocks were bad, and many people lost their jobs.
What are the conflicts of the novel?
The three central conflicts of the novel are Polly and Franklin's deaths, the strained relationship between Billie Jo and her father, and BJ's inability to play because of her burnt hands.
Which conflicts do the end of the novel resolve?
Billie Jo takes a train to the West, to California, but she stops right after meeting a guy in a boxcar. And she goes back home and fixes the relationship between she and her father.
This setting of the novel is 1930s Texas, during the time of the great depression.
How does the setting affect the character and the events?
Throughout the 1930s, the Midwest's plants were all harvested too quickly, and there was nothing to grab a hold of the dirt. Constantly dust storms everywhere, and this caused people want to migrate to California. During this time, the Great Depression also took place, making it hard for people hard to live on because banks were closed, stocks were bad, and many people lost their jobs.
What are the conflicts of the novel?
The three central conflicts of the novel are Polly and Franklin's deaths, the strained relationship between Billie Jo and her father, and BJ's inability to play because of her burnt hands.
Which conflicts do the end of the novel resolve?
Billie Jo takes a train to the West, to California, but she stops right after meeting a guy in a boxcar. And she goes back home and fixes the relationship between she and her father.