Creative backgroundThe story was set in southern United States after the Civil War when slavery and plantation economy was exposed to the influence of northern industrialization, and as a result, the conventional morals and creeds of southern society were faced with a crisis of collapsing and remodeling.
Initial Situation Death and Taxes Franklin quote, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”in this initial scene. We move from a huge funeral attended by everybody in town, to this strange little story about taxes.