"There is such a routine here, such a structured lifestyle, that I suppose a person doesn't need to think much at all. Conformity is what they strive for, not individuality. Everything is laid out... even your husband or wife is chosen for you." (Shelley Hrdlitschka, Sister Wife pg. 11)
Both this quote and this novel, remind me of a section of another book that I'm reading for geography. In the book Bitter Roots, Tender Shoots (by Sally Armstrong) the author mentions Bountiful, a town in British Columbia where the citizens believe that the only way into heaven is through polygamy. In both of these towns, the girls and young women seem to have resigned themselves to their fate. The men of both of these towns are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states that everyone can follow their own religion. Regardless of some of the disturbing content, I really like both of these books.
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