Abstract
Abstract Ann Pancake's 2007 novel Strange as This Weather Has Been depicts how a family living in Yellowroot, West Virginia, is impacted and influenced by the nonhuman effects produced by a mountaintop removal (MTR) mine located above their town. The effects ultimately led to the family's various displacements, both mentally and physically, thus illuminating a window into the planetary regimes of extraction and destruction occurring in Appalachian communities. In these contexts, this article explores new materialism and, specifically, Timothy Morton's concept of hyperobjects through which humans and nonhuman entities interact with and affect one another. I present a nontraditional analysis of human relationships as Pancake's characters interact with the mine, showing how its effects demonstrate the manner in which nonhuman entities hold power in shaping human surroundings and experiences.
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