A Painted House
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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SUMMARY
In the summer of 1952 Luke Chandler's life changes when two very dangerous immigrants come to work on his father's cotton farm. A murder leaves the town crawling in suspicion and gossip. Someone has started to paint the bare house board by board with white paint. Luke accumulates secrets that could shatter lives, and a pretty girl ignites corrupted passions.
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HISTORY IN "A PAINTED HOUSE"
Mexican and Hill people come yearly to work in the cotton fields. They have to pick a certain amount of cotton each day. The owner of the farm pays them by giving them a place to stay and by each pound of cotton they pick.
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CHARACTERS, SETTINGS, AND EVENTS
Luke Chandler lives with his family on a cotton farm in Arkansas. In the summer of 1952 hill people and Mexicans come to work on the Chandler's farm.
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CHANGE IN HISTORY
In summer the value of cotton goes down and so cotton farmers have to pick more cotton. The immigrants have to pick as much cotton as they can so they can have enough money to take back to their families.When the flood comes all of the cotton is ruined and the immigrants have to go home without much money, and the farmer get deeper in debt.
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HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
I know what happened because I researched it and my research said that cotton picking began in late August and it was a very labor intensive crop. This is why most farmers had slaves,or payed immigrants to help harvest. The cotton bolls didn't open all at once, so it usually took three rounds of picking to get all the cotton.The cotton was measured by pounds. Most farmers in the 1950's picked cotton by hand although there were mechanical harvesters.
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HOW DID IT AFFECT ME?
This book has caused me to gain a lot of respect for how
my family and how they made a living. My great grandparents were cotton farmers in Georgia. The book really helped me imagine what life was like for them in the past.
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THE PAINT
When the hill people come to work on the Chandler's home they make fun of the unpainted, small house. The crippled boy named Trot defends the Chandler's. Trot is unable to work in the fields, so he decides to start painting the small farm house. Luke's mother had always wanted to have a painted house, but when she asked she was rejected by her in-laws. In their opinion there was no need for a painted house when they had to worry about the cotton and having enough money for planting the next crop.
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