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The novel takes place in 1935, during the Great Depression. This was a time of extreme poverty all around the world.

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The Great Depression was a time in the 1920's and 1930's marked by terrible poverty and unemployment.

The novel takes place in 1935, during the Great Depression. This was a time of extreme poverty all around the world.