The Cycle of Fate: Analysis of the Lower Class and the Family of Origin in the 《Hillbilly Elegy》

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211120.087How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Class Mobility; Rust Belt; The family of origin; White lower class Americans

Abstract

This paper took American writer J.D. Vance’s memoir 《Hillbilly Elegy》 as the research object, discussed the influence of the family of origin on children and the difficulty of class mobility, and analyzed how J.D. Vance achieved class jump by taking exams and joining the army. This paper also attempted to explore the plight of the white lower class in the American Rust Belt from the perspective of cultural studies.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lu Jiafei
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/29
TI  - The Cycle of Fate: Analysis of the Lower Class and the Family of Origin in the 《Hillbilly Elegy》
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 3rd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 459
EP  - 462
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211120.087
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211120.087
ID  - Jiafei2021
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