Hannah Kemhuff was a young mother during the Depression. Hannah's husband often cheated on her during this time, leaving Hannah humiliated and desperate. Also during this time, the poor family would often take donations of clothing from the more wealthy families in town. One day Hannah, her husband, and her children stand in line with food stamps to collect the food the government was offering families who could prove themselves in need. Hannah and her children wear some of their nice clothing, determined not to lose their dignity in this time of need. However, the clothing contrasts with the rags other families are wearing and leave Hannah puzzled as to why some of her neighbors, whom she knows have nicer clothes, would go out in public in such rags.
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