New Jersey Mythology

New Jersey's mythology functions similarly to the California Imaginary. The Sopranos, The Jersey Devil, and Bruce Springsteen songs are more powerful than history and become the stories that people tell to make sense of their environment. The Pine Barrens, Shore Towns, Route 29, The Suburbs, and The Shadow of New York City add up in a way that remains mysterious and explainable, an unresolvable core.