Don T Bite The Hands That Feed You Analysis

Don’t Bite the Hands that Feed You
J.D. Vance is being critiqued in this article for not putting enough emphasis on the role the government plays in the formation of “hillbilly societies”, but Vance is right in the fact that people need to have motivation to do something with their lives. Vance says people need to “pull up their bootstraps”, and that’s what needs to happen to put these areas back on track. In the article Sarah Jones says that the government needs to step up and help these areas get back to where they need to be. Jones says the “bootstraps are for people with boots”, but if those people aren’t willing to get “boots”, there is no helping them. Jones critiques Vance because she thinks the government has more responsibility in the cause of the downfall of the “poor working class”, but what she doesn’t mention is how Vance’s thoughts are just as relevant, or maybe even more relevant. Think of it this way, if someone gives you money to buy food because you don’t have any, but there are no cigarettes left either so cigarettes are the …show more content…
The sociological role played is to take all of the talent out of the small towns and move them to the big cities. People play a role in the downfall of these areas by moving away when they have talent to offer. The talented people almost segregate themselves from the lifestyles of the poor working class, even if they grew up with these people. If people who are talented/ successful it would encourage more success. These successful people could play a big impact on the rise of these communities, but instead most of them leave, never to return, making everyone else feel like their community isn’t meant for the talented. Vance says “people naturally trust the people they know”, so by going back to his hometown, Vance could tell his story and inspire people to work hard like he did. Vance’s return to his hometown could impact his community for the