if you want to be a free-thinking individual and live in a small town in a conservative culture, you had best be an extreme introvert as well.
i love the author meindert dejong. he wrote a book called "along came a dog", much of which is about chickens.
the chickens are sadly reminiscent of many groups i have been a part of.
there is a pecking order. individuality, curiosity, intelligence, having a different background
-and especially having a different opinion-
will be pecked.
some things there is simply no changing.
some people there is simply no teaching.
