In section 2, Dad drives Jeannette through the main are of Welch. Describe Welch. What does the town look like? How do people live in Welch feel about their town?

Welch is a picture of destitution and unemployment, though in earlier days it thrived as a coal mining town. Rex takes his family on a tour of the town and explains that the very first food stamps were handed out in Welch after hard times came to its people in the 1950’s. Rose Mary sees the destitution of the town as an opportunity to establish herself as an artist since there would be no competition nearby. WElch is generally poor and white. The people seem like they have given up.