In truth, the big bull market stood on very shaky ground. ... Under the progressive leadership of Roosevelt and Wilson, the federal government had passed laws to break monopolies, protect workers, and restrict the absolute freedom of business leaders. d. ... In the 1920's, many devout Americans believed that Christianity was under siege throughout the world. b. ...
The narrator notes that, "They bowed down to him rather, because he was all of these things, and then again he was all these things because the town bowed down" (80). ... She is beautiful because of the white moonlight she walks under, her "white clothes," the "shiny white" in her eyes, her Negro hair that has a "white flavor," and her "big white hat" (106). ... Janie admires the "ground so rich that everything went wild dirt roads so rich and black" (193). For the first time, richness is not associated with being white or with the strict rules that Janie was made to respect under Jody...
"It's incredible", continues the Reverend, "how it was possible for such a number of human beings to exist, packed up and wedged together as tight as they could cram, in low cells three feet high, the greater part of which, except that immediately under the grated hatchways, was shut out from light or air, and this when the thermometer was incredible high. The slaves were all inclosed under grated hatchways between decks. ...
