Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is a bestselling 2016 memoir by J. D. Vance about the Appalachian values of his Kentucky family and the social and socioeconomic problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where his mother's parents moved when they were young.
In 2020 it was adapted into a film directed by Ron Howard and starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams.
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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...
• 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.
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...
