Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A 'yan shekarun da suka gabata, an yaudari Henry daga yin hayar gida kuma an tilasta masa ya zauna kusa da sharecroppers a gonar da ke wajen garin Marietta, Mississippi kuma ya koma can tare da matarsa Laura, da' ya'yansu mata, da mahaifinsa mai wariyar launin fata, Pappy. Iyalin Jackson, wanda manomi mai haya Hap da matarsa Florence suka jagoranta, suna aiki a gonar auduga na gonar kuma suna mafarkin mallakar ƙasarsu wata rana. Yayin da Yaƙin Duniya na II ya fara, Jamie da ɗan fari na Jackson, Ronsel, sun shiga Rundunar Sojojin Amurka da Sojojin Amurka, bi da bi. Dukansu sun fuskanci bala'in yaƙi a fagen yaƙi na Turai
Kamar yadda Jamie ke tuka bama-bamai B-25 kuma Ronsel ke jagorantar tankuna. Ronsel kuma ya ƙaunaci wata fararen Jamus. A halin yanzu, a Mississippi duka iyalai suna ci gaba da rayuwa cikin talauci kuma suna tallafawa juna daga larura. Lokacin da aka kashe jakar Jackson, Henry ya ba da damar yin hayar jakarsa amma ya biya rabin amfanin gona na Jacksons a matsayin biyan kuɗi; barin Jacksons ba su da wani zaɓi sai dai su yarda. Florence kuma tana taimaka wa dangin McAllan lokacin da 'ya'yansu mata biyu suka kamu da cutar tari; sannan Laura ta ba Florence aikin taimaka wajan kula da' ya'yanta mata na dindindin. Hap, wanda ke wa'azi ga al'ummar baƙar fata na yankin, ya faɗi yayin da yake taimaka wajen gina coci, ya karya ƙafafunsa kuma ya sa ya kasa yin aikin gonarsa. Laura ta ɓoye kuɗi daga asusun ajiyar mijinta don haka Hap zai iya kula da shi ta hanyar likita, da yawa ga rashin amincewar Henry da kuma haifar da auren da ba shi da kyau.