A New Kind of Dreaming society & value guide
Port Barren depends on mining, which “kept the whole region alive”, so work, order and loyalty seem more important than questioning power. That attitude encourages silence and control, while Jamie’s questions challenge a town that protects its reputation and mining power.
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If mining keeps a town alive, as Port Barren believes, does that give the mining company the right to shape what people accept? When jobs and local power seem connected, can questioning authority protect the community—or threaten it? Would you follow the town’s unwritten rules, or investigate the secrets everyone else avoids?
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