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Donnie Moyer Character Analysis

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When it comes to small towns people who haven’t lived in one tend to think that they are boring or bland. However a chat with some of the people who have always lived in a town of less than four-hundred people for their entire lives really paints a new picture. Donnie Moyer has lived outside of Terril, Iowa his entire life on a farm working for his father until his passing in which he took control of the property. When we discussed “How has the town change since you’ve lived here?” he responded with “It hasn’t change at all it's still the same place I grew up in.” Some see this as being bland but in today's age with all the technological change it is refreshing to see some are happy with their roots. Going on from that I asked him about his …show more content…

Moyer. We would then turn to “How has living in a small town helped/benefited you?” Mrs. Moyer responded with “You knew your neighbor, you could walk around town with no fear, and you watched out for your neighbors house if they were gone and everybody knew each other's kids.” at this point in after her response it was clear that the sense of security was a large part that contributed to her decision to remain in this town after marrying Donnie but it begged the next question. “Why did you choose to raise your family in a small town?” to which she replied immediately to with “We already had family here and the community had become family as well.” Now that may seem to be an easy answer to give but the sincerity in her voice spoke more than words ever could. We went on to discuss why she herself believed that most outsiders believe small towns are bland and boring to which she responded “Because to them there is no big nightlife scene. They can’t go out every night or weekend and do something different and they think that's always a bad

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