The Revenge of Hannah Kemhuff

What is the setting of The Revenge of Hannah Kemhuff by Alice Walker?

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The setting in this story shifts in the beginning from their present day to the past-specifically, during the Depression. The shifting of time and settings is easy for the reader to follow, even though there is no break in the continuity of the story. The shift occurs seamlessly because of the change of narrators. In the beginning, we are at Tante Rosie's place in present time. When Hannah starts to tell her story, the reader is taken back in time to during the Depression and how it affected Cherokee County. After her story, the reader is back in the present day at Tante Rosie's place. The main setting after Hannah tells her story is the home of Mrs. Holley, who lives six miles out in the country. After hearing about the rootworkers' being commissioned on Hannah Kemhuff's behalf, Mrs. Holley closes herself up in her room and refuses to come out.