Donesky calling The Kentucky Cycle (THC) a “drive by shooting” (285) is quite the accurate description of the play, at least to his understanding. He goes on to describe two models of projecting the society of Appalachian peoples. These are the pathological and the structural models. The pathological model, or “the culture of poverty” is where the negative image of Appalachia in literature such as in THC actually can affect the ability of the region to not be in poverty. This belief is held because people see the Appalachians as degenerates and such. It is like the brown eye, blue eye experiment. If a group of people are told that they are dumb, not proficient and so forth, then they will live up purely to their expectations.  Donesky believes that this is the more important model because it has had a disastrous effect, which is creating a culture of poverty stricken people in the Appalachian ranges. The structural model, where people see the lack of success in the region is due to available resources, has had less of an effect on Appalachian people because it doesn’t reflect their ability to succeed, but the ease at which they can succeed. This is important because it highlights the reasons why literature like THC are so important.