Question:
“I Stand Here Ironing” was set in the historical context of _____.
A) World War I
B) the Victorian age
C) World War II
D) the Great Depression
Answer:
The correct answer is D) The Great Depression
Explanation:
The story by Tillie Olsen runs through a fairly long timeframe.
It is set in the early 1950s, but also speaks to the 1930s (the time of the Great Depression), and the 1940s (the time of the Second World War).
The story is set in the working class home of the narrator, who states that when her first child was born, they "were poor and could not afford for her the soil of easy growth."
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