The setting in MarigoldsBy: Jordan Marquina

Alex Jones

When/Where Marigolds takes place

• Marigolds takes place during the Great Depression

• The Great Depression was a result of the stock market crash in 1929

• Life was difficult during the Great Depression

• Banks failed and businesses shut down

• This life was typical for the main character

• Families in rural Maryland were always facing hard times

• The rural Maryland wasn’t very wealthy

• Lizabeth lived in a town with a lot of grassless yards and dirt

How setting influences the plot/characters

• The characters are used to a poor way of living

• This makes it harder for the kids to realize how much more poor they were now

• The area they are in isn’t a very cheerful place

• Very poor area

• The people in the town were used to this type of living