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Search - Summary of Hillbilly Elegy: by J.D. Vance | Includes Key Takeaways & Analysis

Summary of Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance Includes Key Takeaways Analysis
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?I grew up in a world where everyone worried about how they?d pay for Christmas. Now I live in one where opportunities abound for the wealthy and privileged to shower their generosity on the community?s poor.? - J.D. Vance — ?No matter our financial position, our family somehow managed to spend just more than we had on holiday shopping. We didn?t... more » qualify for credit cards, but there were many ways to spend money you didn?t have.? - J.D. Vance

?Some people may conclude that I come from a clan of lunatics. But the stories made me feel like hillbilly royalty, because these were classic good-versus-evil stories, and my people were on the right side. My people were extreme, but extreme in the service of something? defending a sister?s honor or ensuring that a criminal paid for his crimes.? - J.D. Vance

?The truth is hard, and the hardest truths for hill people are the ones they must tell about themselves. Jackson is undoubtedly full of the nicest people in the world; it is also full of drug addicts and at least one man who can find the time to make eight children but can?t find the time to support them. It is unquestionably beautiful, but its beauty is obscured by the environmental waste and loose trash that scatters the countryside.? - J.D. Vance

What Will You Learn from Reading This Book What life is truly like for families of the South, Appalachia, and the Rust Belt. The core of the issues that have plagued working-class whites and "hillbillies" for decades in America. How the author was able to overcome those issues and become a successful graduate of Yale Law School What "Hillbilly culture" truly is and how it has contributed to the stagnation of a large portion of the country. How the psychological effects of adverse childhood experiences continue to affect many of them throughout their entire lives. That it is possible to escape the bonds of your social class no matter where you come from. And so much more!

***Don't miss J.D. Vance's riveting, best-selling memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis." Vance's book takes an insider's perspective on the decline of lower and middle-class America through his own strikingly personal story.***

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Hillbilly Elegy is a powerful, riveting memoir that tells us about J.D. Vance?s journey from a young, troubled boy to a graduate of Yale Law School. He grew up in Appalachia ? in a small town that was drug-torn and filled with misery. It?s very difficult to discern the discontent and rage coming from the working-class whites in modern America, but this book helps you understand why they behave the way they do. Yes, they may seem like a 'bunch of lunatics,' but at the end of the day, they are just like us. They do love their country and can do anything to save their honor. They cannot handle the slightest insult thrown at their family members and are extremely protective even though they lead dysfunctional lives.

The hillbilly men and women are easily ignored and this adds to their resentment. They have limited choices, and many of them are single mothers who get pregnant at a very young age. Children who grow up in these families often suffer for their entire lives simply because they can?t get over their childhood trauma. But, despite all these obstacles, there are many who make it and live the American Dream. If the working-class whites want to progress anywhere, they need to first recognize the faults in themselves, and though it?s not easy to be fixed, it?s important to realize that it?s never too late to try.

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ISBN-13: 9781539526230
ISBN-10: 1539526232
Publication Date: 10/14/2016
Pages: 24
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Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Book Type: Paperback
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