Communities undergo dramatic changes that affect individual lives significantly.

Evidence

The community which seemed so stable to me thirty years ago, has vanished like a wisp of sunrise fog. … My sunset World—all of it—is in process of change, of disintegration, of dissolution. — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 1883

Categorization

  • XREF: This reflects on changing landscapes and communities over time, resonating with themes in other historical contexts. — connects to: Moral panics can produce long-lasting changes in society. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 55; A displaced group’s collective unconscious changes within a century
  • SEED: Exploring the impact of change on personal identity and memory could inspire a reflective essay.
  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 1883

Broader Connections