“Okay so maybe no mall in Bluebell, but what about like...some stores? I mean...would it be the worst thing to have a walmart? or like.....Target even? Maybe more than one gas station?” She didn’t understand the logic of not wanting more business in the town. Her uncle had told her repeatedly that Bluebell was sacred and they needed to preserve the land but she couldn’t understand what made it so special. “I mean, is capitalist America really the worst thing that could happen? I’m from LA and I turned out fine.”











