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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found it to be an intereting personal memoir, but didn't think it analyzed/explained the group as a whole which was what I was expecting. [/quote]

I was underwhelmed by the thin analysis of the causes and factors that keep these families down. I also feel like there was something more fundamental in JD Vance's experiences that he withheld in the book. He still clings too much to some of the values and, frankly, myths of being a hillbilly but at the same time suggests that the scars from it are very deep which makes you wonder why he went back?[/quote]

I actually find your questions interesting, because my experience with family/others I know of this type is that they are reluctant to leave it. I think even if given the opportunity, there are cultural reasons for staying in it, but also still complaining. It's like a badge to go through it, stick with it, and raise your own kids that way (they are always the type to post memes: "I grew up not wearing a seatbelt, with lead paint, played in the country all day, babysat when I was 8...etc.)

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