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League Hillbilly Writing On Culture America began in the late 1700s on the east coast overthrowing a mighty empire that spanned the circumference of the globe. From this a nation was born, and its people with an extreme sense of pride rapidly expanded west, over the Appalachians, across the great pains, and to the west coast, settling everywhere along the way. However, somewhere after the Great Depression in the 1900s the Appalachian region started to lag behind economically. A subset…

Bryan Funk Professor Debra Williamson ENG 122 19 September 2017 Book Review Hillbilly Elegy, written by J.D. Vance and published by HarperCollins books in 2016, is a memoir about the author’s, J.D. Vance’s, hillbilly family and how they differed the common ways of the rest of society, his childhood struggles with an abusive addict mother and her terrible boyfriends, and his early adult life through the military and college. Throughout the book Vance discovers himself intellectually, spiritually…

It would be comical if not so sad that this is how J.D. Vance and his characters see themselves in Hillbilly Elegy, honorable backwoods knights, defending themselves and their kin from threats as simple as a “Yo Momma” joke to outright assault and murder. That somehow, their lack of trust in legitimate law enforcement justifies a man being shot…

Hillbilly Elegy, a book written by J. D. Vance, is one of the more recent New York Times bestsellers. The book itself is essentially a memoir of Vance’s (the author’s) life growing up In the Appalachian region of the United Sates. Though it is possible to provide a thorough summary on what this set of memoirs is, it will probably be made easier after it is explained what they aren’t. Despite what the title of the New York Times’ and other sources with the likes of the same title “Review: In…

For the assignment, going retro, I chose to watch several episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. This was an American sitcom that ran from 1962- 1971 on the CBS network. The show was created and written by Paul Henning and produced by Filmways Television. Both Al Simon and Martin Ransohoff were executive producers for this series which began in black and white but was switched to color in 1965. The shows had several main characters that came in and out of each episode, some of the most prominent…

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance is a recollection of his childhood which was much different than others. Vance grew up as a hillbilly in a poor family surrounded by other people in poverty, despite his destine future of being the same, he ended up in the Marines and then went to Harvard. The way J.D. Vance shaped his life and accomplished the American Dream is a role model for us all. In the end, Vance asserts that, “Public policy can help, but there is no government that can fix these problems…

A memoir refers to a set of written down events that are a collection of memories that took place in an individual’s life. Apparently, the book Hillbilly Elegy is written by J.D Vance and is about the events that took place in his life. Vance narrates his upbringing, his family background and his relationship with his family. The book discusses the Appalachian values which Vance upheld as he grew up and how the benefits related to the social problems that were part of his hometown. The book…

American Dream should be. What is your American Dream? The J.D. Vance book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, he talks about the native values of his upbringing and how they are related to the social problems of his hometown. He was born in August 2, 1984 and grew up in the Rust Belt city of Middletown, Ohio and the Appalachian town of Jackson, Kentucky. He called himself and his family “Hillbillies”. His grandparents were struck by the poverty and shifted to Ohio to…

The common read book, Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance, is a memoir of his struggling life growing up as a child. J.D. goes through a lot obstacles growing up and his experiences made him the man he is today. Growing up in Middletown, Ohio wasn’t easy, it took a lot of courage to get through each day. As a child, J.D. was faced with the struggles of the Appalachian Americans and America’s work class. Middletown was a poor city in Ohio and not many people make it to college. J.D. Vance was a…

Hillbilly Elegy And how it is related to the 2016 Presidential Election In August 2016 and January 2017, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture Crisis reached the top of The New York Times Best Seller list. It is also listed in the 6 books to help understand Trump’s win. Journalists believe that the world of hillbillies that is described through Vance’s eyes analyze how Trump gets the support of the majority of the white middle and lower class. Indeed, Hillbilly Elegy indirectly…