"""In Blues Ain't No Mockingbird" what does the short story about the man committing suicide show about granny?""

In Blues Aint
No Mockingbird by , the author uses a flashback in which Granny tells the story of a man on the
brink of committing suicide by jumping off a bridge. She describes how the camera crew records
the actions of the minister, police officers, and the mans woman as they try to save the broken
man. She also explains that the camera operator saves a bit of film just in case the man jumps
because those images will be the money shots. This flashback shows Grannys distain for the men
who come filming the Cains land and belongings forgetting about the human side of the story. The
film crew assumes that Grannys family is poor and may be in need of the information from the
Food Stamp documentary they are filming. They even attempt to have Granny speak to the camera
and offer her information. Although the two situations seem very different, Granny is trying to
explain the similarities. The film crew is making assumptions and trying to grab the money shot
instead of considering the real story, the human reality behind the story. In addition, she is
making the point that in each case the camera operators were delving into private situations
that were none of their business.