He lives in rural Virginia, but is now struggling to keep his family afloat, and his auto shop is failing, His sons need braces and glasses, and his mother faces eviction.

Through the depiction of Bug, the audience sees that Cosby gets how financial hardship can push even good people to make bad choices.

[2] Furthermore, Cosby ably expresses this sentiment through Bug, a complex character burdened by the legacy of his now absent criminal father − who was also a driver.

Despite past imprisonment, the pressure to take care of his family - from preserving his business to his children's well-being and his daughter's college dreams - offsets the terrifying concern of returning to jail.

[2] Iglesias says that this book serves as a strongly effective criticism of racial prejudice, starting in Appalachia and resonating throughout the country.