Setting
What is the setting of the novel?
A setting of the novel is a Texas in the 1930s. During a great depression.
How does the setting affect the character and the events?
During the 1930s, the soil in the Middle states went bad. There were dust storms every where and constantly, and this made people want to move to Cali. 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 story?
The conflicts of the novel are Billie Polly and Franklin's deaths, the awkward relationship between Billie Jo and her father, and BJ's 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.
A setting of the novel is a Texas in the 1930s. During a great depression.
How does the setting affect the character and the events?
During the 1930s, the soil in the Middle states went bad. There were dust storms every where and constantly, and this made people want to move to Cali. 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 story?
The conflicts of the novel are Billie Polly and Franklin's deaths, the awkward relationship between Billie Jo and her father, and BJ's 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.