Classism

The stark contrast between the wealthy Camp Alpine Lake and its nearby neighbor, the impoverished town of Roxwood, highlights the novel’s central theme of classism. Goldie’s status as a member of both places gives her an obsession with and affinity toward the wealthy, which creates an internalized sense of classism within herself that bursts out as disdain and shame for her hometown and the people she lives amongst,

Camp Alpine Lake is one of the wealthiest and most exclusives camps in the country, but it is located in an impoverished area, and so a class divide forms between the locals and the campers. Most of the campers come from wealthy families in Manhattan, and all of them must pass rigorous entrance exams and fill out detailed applications before gaining admittance to the camp. The campers are used to having the best of everything, and...