What is the "Ransom of Red Chief's" cultural context?

The cultural context of the story indicates collectivism.

Explanation:

Cultural context is the situation or attitude that is influenced by the beliefs, values and norms of a society. In the story, the community where the Red Chief was kidnapped was marked by collectivism for they were close-knit.

They were interested in the matter and that was why the father of Red Chief told the kidnappers that failure to return Red Chief while adding some money to it, would attract the wrath of the neighbors. The kidnappers stealthily returned the boy when it was dark and escaped from the community.