Abstract
Mainstream stereotypes have often depicted poor white Southerners as slow-witted simpletons or noble laborers. At the same time, affluent white Southerners have been painted as the gentry of the Lost Cause and snobbish socialites. However, the lived experience for white Southerners across the spectrum of class is far more complex. In analyzing Rick Bragg’s three family memoirs—All Over But the Shoutin’, Ava’s Man, and The Prince of Frogtown—this study examines how autobiographical narrative can serve writers seeking to negotiate a sense of self and social identity in the context of personal social mobility.
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