While the terms Rednecks and Hillbillies are commonly used words in todays American South and its culture, their origins are found in Scottland and date back to the immigration of many of the Scottish dissenters to America during the 1700’s. The name Redneck, was given to supporters of the National Covenant and The Solemn League and Covenant. These Covenanters were mainly Presbyterians and they signed documents stating that Ulster-Scotlanders wished to have the Presbyterian church and not the Church of England as their church. Many of the Covenanters signed these documents with their own blood. They were called "Red Neck", because they wore red cloths around their necks as an insigna of their stance on the church. Many of the Scottish settlers in America were Presbyterian, so the term "Redneck" was applied to them, and their southern descendants. The nickname for …show more content…
mountain people in the Ozarks and in Appalachians finds its roots in the Ulster-Scottish settlers. These settlers brought their culture and music with them. Many of their songs were about William, Prince of Orange, who defeated King James II, at the Battle of the Boyne. These supporters of King William were called "Billy Boys" and this led to their American settlers being referred to as "hill-billies". After the civil war most of the farmers became sharecroppers or tenant farmers.
This lowered their social status and they became labeled as rednecks or hillbillies. We have to remember that although these two types of people are similar they do have different natures, cultures, and life styles. Hillbillies are people who live in remote, rural, mountainous areas, and have their own way of life. These mountain and village people avoided coming in contact with other people and their cities. We view the hillbillies to be a poor, uneducated, and uncivilized people, but even so they enjoy an undemanding and uncomplicated way of life. The name redneck is similar to hillbilly in meaning. Both types of people are seen as poor, uneducated, simple people living in the South. Rednecks are also thought to be foolish, backwards, and often drunk farmers. Some say they recieved the name redneck because they turned down their collars while working causing thier neck to get sunburned and darken. Although perception of the two can seem similar, we can see there are signfience differences between these two types of
people. Hillbillies and rednecks are often misunderstood by todays society. An example of this is; the Confederate Flag is seen as a symbol of pride and joy by Southern people, but others view it as a symbol of the South fighting for slavery. Some of the common stereotypes of rednecks and hillbillies are: inbreeding, big trucks, hunting, gun ownership, fishing, tobacco chewing, stuipidity, and racism. Because the titles hillbilly and redneck are seen as having a strong stereotypical connotation the terms are often seen as derogatory, and offensive. Even though the South is similar to the rest of the U.S. it is viewed by many as almost being a separate part of America. One of the most important things to remember about our Southern Culture is its simple way of living.
The cultural aspect is what Mr. McKee next examines. The author lists three important factors of the Ulster culture within his article. Their Presbyterian religion, a love of education, and a passion for political democracy. As Mr. McKee' notes earlier on in his article, Davy Crockett was not well educated nor was he a religious man which leaves his passion for politics being the only cultural trait he could have inherited. Yet claiming a Ulster heritage based off of that fact alone provides no
Appealing to both people of the North and South, Reed accurately describes many traits and qualities of Southerners in his opening paragraph, “You’re in the American South now, a proud region with distinctive history and culture” (17). He effectively employs pathos throughout his introduction and captures the reader’s attention from the beginning by saying, “Where churches preach against, ‘cigarettes, whiskey, and wild, wild women’ and American football is a religion” (17), thus immediately appealing to peoples traditional values. While cigarettes, whiskey, and wild, wild women have values in the Southern culture, not all churches in th...
The West Tennessee Unionists in Andersonville, however, were not mountaineers but were farmers from a cotton growing area of...
Harper Lee historically criticizes the Scottsboro trials with her book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee uses factual information as well as altering certain aspects of the trial in order to convey her theme, how the southern culture heavily protects its white womanhood. She accomplishes this by going into detail about how badly black men were stereotyped, about racial discrepancies, and disregarding contradictory evidence.
Some of the people called carpetbaggers were unprincipled and corrupt. But most were not, and many came to the South for honorable reasons. Some were Union soldiers who after the war decided to stay in the South to begin a new life as farmers or as operators of small businesses. Others worked in the South for the Freedmen's Bureau, a federal agency that aided former slaves. Another group consisted of people experienced in Northern politics who felt they could be useful and influential in the Republican Party in the South.
Personal characteristics, appearance, or natural physical function seem to be the manner in which the black girls view most of the other characters in the story. From Mrs. Margolin, the troop leader, to other characters in the story, the description includes outer personal characteristics or appearance rather than inner qualities to be admired. The description of the camp counselor is an example. “Mrs. Margolin even looks like a mother duck--she had hair cropped to a small ball of a head, almost no neck, and huge, miraculous breast” (357). The description of her attire is equally non-complementary as references to Mrs. Margolin as “Big Fat Mamma. The historical south, as the narrator describes shows white individuals in their segregated locations and blacks in theirs, with only chance meetings as both races conducted daily routines such as shopping or moving about through the streets. Therefore, having the white Brownie troop being a part of the camping trip is like being invaders as Arnetta describes--“with their long, shampoo-commercial hair, straight as Spaghetti from the box” (358). Thus, hair as well as complexion added fuel to the flame of envy and hatred, which is alive in Arnetta’s mind. A physical function such as a sneeze, which causes mucus to drip from her nose caused the narrator to wear the name “Snot” since first
Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, depicts similar concepts differently than how they are represented in the poem, “Courage”, by Edgar Albert Guest. The concepts within both pieces of writing can be compared and contrast in terms of the theme and tone in which they are written.
Slavery in America was a terrible thing, but no one knows about the laws that went along with slavery called slave codes. Slave codes were laws that were designated by each southern slave state (including Delaware even though it is considered a northern state) that were to be followed by slaves and their owners. Slave codes were closely associated with black codes. Black codes were in place for the free black people living in America, which was after the abolishment of slavery in 1865. Slave codes were laws that were inhumane and were in favor of the white slave owners. Slave codes were also the foundation of the Jim Crow laws of the south which furthered the oppression of black people.
Upon further analysis of both videos, I agree with Riley’s observation. The Beatles were more influenced by Buddy Holly rather than Elvis, based on a comparison of the Beatles overall product (i.e. song, video, and dance motions) and the videos presented of each in the prompt. The two singers differ in appearance, physicality, musicality, source of music, and in how each served as inspiration to the Beatles.
Strain theory stood out as a good explanation as to why the Roughnecks didn’t really set goals or seek guidance for their issues. This theory basically states that limitations applied to certain people will affect their strive and the confidence in their efforts which will eventually lead to
order to be a redneck here, there are a few traits you must have, such as: a big
Cobb, James C. Away Down South: A History of Southern Identity. Oxford University Press. 2005. Print.
What is a hero? What is a leader? Both of these words could be used to describe Odysseus and Atticus Finch in their times and, maybe still could be described as a leader/hero. Odysseus who lived in Ancient Greek was the picture of a hero and leader in that time. He … . Atticus who lived in Alabama in the early-mid 1900’s, could also be classified as a hero of some sort but he seemed like more of a leader. He, … . Atticus from To Kill A Mockingbird, and Odysseus from The Odyssey both are leaders and Heros in their own way, they also have people surrounding them that question them, and also people that support them.
One can witness the more attractive face of Southern religion in several areas. Religion was an important part of the lives of the Chandlers and of Black Oak, Arkansas. The center of the Chandler devotion was the Black Oak Baptist Church, and nothing was more important besides the family and the farm than church. “There was more to Sunday church
Social stratification as defined by Brinkerhoff et al. is “an institutionalized pattern of inequality in which social statuses are ranked on the basis of their access to scarce resources” (Brinkerhoff et al. 152). By scarce resources, many people have to deal with poverty and having a lack of money to buy the things they need in their lives. Social class is defined as “a category of people who share roughly the same class, status, and power and who have a sense of identification with each other” (Brinkerhoff et al. 155). Your social class has to do with your socioeconomic status along with the power and connections you have. Social mobility on the other hand is “the process of changing one’s social class” (Brinkerhoff et al. 153).