The Gap Creek romanticizes a simpler time that takes place in old Appalachia. Robert Morgan, the author of the Gap Creek, shares his love for Appalachia heritage by depicting a story of a strong-willed girl named Julie. Although the exact time period is not provided, we know that it takes place sometime after the invention of trains but before the invention of automobiles. Furthermore, there is not much mention of the outside world around them. In the Gap Creek, southern Appalachia heritage is represented by a way of life that is isolated from the rest of the world. In order to survive an individual or family either has to tend a farm to feed their family or find some type of work with very limited options. They speak in a heavily broken English
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Hank loses his job, which means that have to essentially start all over again in a place that Julie describes as a place you wouldn’t want to move to by choice. On top of that, Hank loses his temper and slaps Julie. She reflects on this incident stating ““ the day after I gave away the jar of Mr. Pendergrass money and the day after Hank lost his job at the cotton mill, it was like we had to start out all over again.” Julie fell victime to a scam where she gave their savings away. She goes on to share that “the only reason we had come to Gap Creek as far as I could tell was the job….Gap Creek wasn’t the type of place you would think of moving to unless you had a purpose or kinfolk there.” Unfortunately for them, the only reason they were they were for Hanks job that he no longer has. In addition that is not the only serious problem in Julies life at the moment. Julie shares with us that “the fact that I had given away money that was not mine made me see how hard the word was and how much I had to learn. And the fact that Hank had slapped me made me see how troubled our marriage and our lives were going to be.” Julie being extremely mature for her age shares in the first person that she has still has a lot to learn about life and how the world works. Even though she was suffering through this great ordeal, Julie realized she needed to be there for her husband for them to get through it. With Julie speaking to the reader in the first person, you are able to gain a lot of respect for her that she is able to accept her faults rather than give up, keep pushing forward in hopes of a better
Hank loses his job, which means that have to essentially start all over again in a place that Julie describes as a place you wouldn’t want to move to by choice. On top of that, Hank loses his temper and slaps Julie. She reflects on this incident stating ““ the day after I gave away the jar of Mr. Pendergrass money and the day after Hank lost his job at the cotton mill, it was like we had to start out all over again.” Julie fell victime to a scam where she gave their savings away. She goes on to share that “the only reason we had come to Gap Creek as far as I could tell was the job….Gap Creek wasn’t the type of place you would think of moving to unless you had a purpose or kinfolk there.” Unfortunately for them, the only reason they were they were for Hanks job that he no longer has. In addition that is not the only serious problem in Julies life at the moment. Julie shares with us that “the fact that I had given away money that was not mine made me see how hard the word was and how much I had to learn. And the fact that Hank had slapped me made me see how troubled our marriage and our lives were going to be.” Julie being extremely mature for her age shares in the first person that she has still has a lot to learn about life and how the world works. Even though she was suffering through this great ordeal, Julie realized she needed to be there for her husband for them to get through it. With Julie speaking to the reader in the first person, you are able to gain a lot of respect for her that she is able to accept her faults rather than give up, keep pushing forward in hopes of a better