"In order to describe a particular subculture, you……" — Jonathan Dee
"In order to describe a particular subculture, you might want to portray people who are typical or representative of that subculture; but to dramatize it, to make it an interesting setting for a story, you want to bring someone anomalous into that setting, to see how she conforms to it, and it to her."
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Jonathan Dee
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