#did this make any damn sense kajdkskwk

[kirnet]

Part of the reason I love Appalachian w.yhaven is bc 1) yes, all the mythos you can fit in such an ancient historied place, but 2) you can really get into themes of classism if you wanted

Like yeah the town in text is described as having a lot of rich neighborhoods, and class isn’t really described all that much. But if the mayor has money bc his family owns all the coal mines? If most of the people in town either a) work back breaking work in said mines or b) are struggling because of the closure of said mines? It makes the community all the more tight knit. They look out for each other because no one else will. And it makes the resentment for the mayor all the more real.

Rebecca probably owns a high end house in a nice part of town. She could have Nannies come and raise tea. But the actual people téa spent time with are the people of the town, the school teachers and classmates and workers. She identifies with them over everything. They are the family that raised her.

Tea resents the mayor bc she has to grovel to get funding for the station, but she knows that it should do to the entire town. She resents Rebecca for coming in whenever she wants with all of her resources and funding and expensive suits and making friends with the mayor while the town has to suffer and work.