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In Dorothy Alison’s Bastard out of Carolina the “white trash” myth is a trouble each of the characters struggle with. ... " In the South, once you are born into this "white trash" the chances of getting out in nearly impossible. ... “‘Its eats a man’s heart out,’ he told Mama one time, ‘knowing no one trusts him. ... Our lack of faith made him the man he was, made him go out to work unable to avoid getting in a fight, made him sarcastic to his bosses and nasty to the shop owners he was supposed to be persuading to take his accounts. ... I would stumble out into the sunshine guiltily, still unsaved, and go on to a new church the next Sunday. ... I wanted to scream, but nothing came out.
Approximate Word count = 1018
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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