Painted House
John Grisham’s novel, “A Painted House”, takes place in September of 1952 in Black Oak, a small southern farming city in Arkansas. ... Luke lives in a little house in the cotton fields with his parents and grandparents. ... While resting in the cotton field one day, Hank, being the bully he is, makes fun of Luke for not living in a painted house. ... Not only did the Spruill’s decide to camp on home plate, but a member of their family picks fun at Luke for his house not being painted. ... One evening, Luke and his mother were tending to the garden, they notice someone started painting a small portion of their house. ... The Latcher’s lose their home and they move into the barn house. ... “A Painted House”, written by John Grisham, relates to the Social Problems course in many different aspects.