Curriculum of Connections

Curriculum of Connections

Why is it necessary to understand the historical and cultural context of the novel?

We should understand the historical and cultural context of the novel because it will give us a general idea of the novel and it will also give us some idea of why it is written, how it is was written, what the writer was going through at the
time, whether he was scared or happy and so on. It can also help us to better understand why certain things in the novel happened, such as why Tom Robinson was convicted even though they had completely no case against him, in this case you would need to know about relations between black and white people then. Although you should know about the historical and cultural context of the novel to understand it fully, it is still possible to enjoy this interesting tale of prejudice.