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Angela Mogin asked this question about Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis:
Was anyone else as horrified as I at those aspects of the Hillbilly culture the author praises? Mamaw was mean; she cussed, threatened and used physical violence and he admires her- why?
Ali Because humans are complex, flawed beings. No one is just good or just bad, just like the community and culture she came from. Who she is demonstrated…moreBecause humans are complex, flawed beings. No one is just good or just bad, just like the community and culture she came from. Who she is demonstrated this reality in a poignant way. (less)
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Hillbilly Elegy
by J.D. Vance
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