Brushy Mountain Road

Brushy Mountain Road winds high up the mountain above the rest of the town of Pinewood, North Carolina. Brushy Mountain Road is where the rich elites of town, mostly white, all live. The physical elevation of the place is a reminder of their upper level of class distinction. It allows those who are self-made, like JJ, to see from where they have come. It ensures those below will look up to what they do not have either in admiration, envy, or determination –or a mixture of these things.

Sylvia's house

Sylvia’s house is located on Development Drive in the town of Pinewood, which is below the mountain. It is a development originally constructed for an emerging black middle class, but the economic downtown has ensured that there is little emergence in the development. Sylvia’s house is rented by Ava and Henry. When Henry moves...