The vice president’s memoir took America by storm, selling around 3 million copies as of 2024.
He started off in poverty and climbed up to Yale Law an inspiring story for many.
However, controversy quickly sparked among fellow residents of Appalachia.
(Even Vance’s cousin didn’t mince words while criticizing himand his book.)
Their main concern is how they are portrayed in the book.
However, he attributes these financial struggles to personal decisions.
Later, he wrote, “We spend our way into the poorhouse.
We buy giant TVs and iPads.
Vance is crystal clear in how he views the region.
“It was like a hero story: ‘I got out of here, I went to Yale.
But those lazy people, you know, just don’t have ambitions.
They don’t have brains.
That’s why they’re stuck where they are,'” she told the outlet.
Was there a political agenda all along?
Historian Elizabeth Catte believes Vance had an agenda in his book.
One possible agenda is Vance’s stance seemingly advising against government help.
