Williamson, author of " ," writes, "Through one stream of our culture there obviously runs a deep current of fear toward nature" (149). Like Williamson suggests, many movies have villified the mountains, turning the harmless hillbillies found in comedies into dangerous, reckless rednecks to fear.
An excellent example of these violent portrayals are the rednecks of the movie Deliverance, backwards inhabitants who turn a group of friend's weeking canoing trip into a frightening and deadly experience.
These portrayals villify inhabitations of rural, mountain areas - a stereotype perhaps more damaging than that of the harmless fool.
An excellent example of these violent portrayals are the rednecks of the movie Deliverance, backwards inhabitants who turn a group of friend's weeking canoing trip into a frightening and deadly experience.
These portrayals villify inhabitations of rural, mountain areas - a stereotype perhaps more damaging than that of the harmless fool.