Old Gods of Appalachia

Episode 11: Season Two Prologue

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Sep 10, 2020
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INSIGHT

The Land As Nurturer And Predator

  • Appalachia is framed as both mother and maw, a land that nurtures and devours its people.
  • The region's exploitation by industry is tied to spiritual and physical decay in the narrator's view.
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Rails As The Beast's Tongue

  • The Clinchfield railway is described as the beast's tongue, a conduit that carries coal and people away.
  • Rails symbolize both extraction and migration, moving resources and lives from the valley to an indifferent world.
ANECDOTE

A Boy Lost In The Ponds

  • A boy terrified of becoming a man dies alone in the ponds, his body never recovered.
  • The community expects children to die on familiar ground, but his disappearance offends that dark order.
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