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"For those of us lucky enough to live the American Dream, the demons of the life we left behind continue to chase us. (pg.2)"
Review“Papaw was forever coming home drunk. Mamaw, ‘a violent nondrunk,’ was forever tormenting him, whether by serving him artfully arranged plates of garbage for dinner or dousing him with gasoline. All this guerrilla warfare affected their children. Mr. Vance’s mother was an empress of instability — violent, feckless, prone to hysteria.” - New York Times
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Purpose
In JD Vance’s memoir, he communicates that no matter how one attempts to overcome their past circumstances, to some degree, they will always be apart of their life. The author asserts that “instability begets instability;” physically, he can escape the Hillbilly culture but mentally and emotionally, it will always be a part of him.