Essay On Family Life

Dills Divorced Family Life How have divorced families changed since the 1930s? Harper Lee wrote a book called To Kill a Mockingbird. This book is based off of the 1930s and is Historical Fiction. It includes many lessons and what happened between families, including divorce, from The Great Depression. In the 1930s many people did not have a lot of money so they could not pay for divorce. ("Making do: Family Life in the Depression."). If this did happen, many families were depressed. (The 1930s: Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview). Since Dill's parents divorce in the 1930s, divorce has changed in many ways. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill is a non progressive character because of his childhood and family life.
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Life was hard for Dill after his parents separation. After his dad abandoned his mom he ran away back to where Jem and Scout where to spend the summer with them. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee says “...It was decided that Dill could stay.” By Dill being able to stay it helped him stay away from his new dad, who he did not like. Dill also had a hard life because divorce was not common in the 1930s and it would have been hard being one of the only ones with divorced parents. “Between 1930 and 1935 there were 170,000 fewer divorces than would have occurred if the divorce rates of the 1920s had continued.” ("Making do: Family Life in the Depression."). Besides life being hard it was also doleful. Dill did not spend a lot of time with his mom and dad but rather with his other family members including his aunt Rachel “Dill was from Meridian, Mississippi, was spending the summer with his aunt, Miss Rachel.” (Lee 8). Along with Dill not spending time with his mom and dad, his parents did not spend much time together since his dad abandoned them. “Men just simply walked away.” (“Everyday Life 1929-1941”). Dill’s life was a dilemma and depressing because of his childhood life and family he grew up in and became common