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Hillbilly Elegy Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for Hillbilly Elegy is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Public policy and economic life in Middletown was looked upon as a source of opportunity for many who moved there. The town offered jobs, most often factory work in the steel mills, that provided a good living. Sadly, many of the people who moved...
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• People is Middletown feel as if the American Dream doesn't really exist.
• Lack of job opportunities
• Economic hardship
• The citizens of Middletown are isolated and politically estranged from comtemporary America.
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Much of Hillbilly Elegy is focused on the ways in which a child’s upbringing affects their life chances. Vance writes about his mother, who was raised by an alcoholic father and later suffered her own addiction issues. He speaks about his...
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