The question being asked is, how would the story change if it were set in a different time period? An acceptable year to compare to the one that the novel takes place in is 2014. In the story, Jefferson is accused of murdering two white men. Because of his actions, he is sentenced to death. It is unknown whether or not he is innocent, but because of his race, he has no option but to face the death penalty. In today’s society, this would not be the case. If the novel were to take place in 2014 instead of the 1940’s, more effort would be spent to prove that Jefferson were innocent. Although there are still people with discriminatory views, the extremity of it is less than back then. For the author’s sake, it would not be a smart decision to have the novel take place in 2014 because the main point of difference in race would be
The question being asked is, how would the story change if it were set in a different time period? An acceptable year to compare to the one that the novel takes place in is 2014. In the story, Jefferson is accused of murdering two white men. Because of his actions, he is sentenced to death. It is unknown whether or not he is innocent, but because of his race, he has no option but to face the death penalty. In today’s society, this would not be the case. If the novel were to take place in 2014 instead of the 1940’s, more effort would be spent to prove that Jefferson were innocent. Although there are still people with discriminatory views, the extremity of it is less than back then. For the author’s sake, it would not be a smart decision to have the novel take place in 2014 because the main point of difference in race would be