Hillbilly Elegy

absence of fighting and instability let me
focus on school and my job. I could say
that spending all of my time in the same
house with the same person made it
easier for me to form lasting friendships
with people at school. I could say that
having a job and learning a bit about the
world helped clarify precisely what I
wanted out of my own life. In hindsight,
those explanations make sense, and I am
certain that a bit of truth lies in each.
I’m sure that a sociologist and a
psychologist, sitting in a room together,
could explain why I lost interest in
drugs, why my grades improved, why I
aced the SAT, and why I found a couple
of teachers who inspired me to love