Wendell Berry’s Political Theory – The Gay Bird’s Heel Paper
Choose one passage, quote, or event from Part II of Jayber Crow that you feel really embodies or expresses one of the main themes of the novel — that tells us what Berry wants us to understand about the politics/theory of community, being human, power, freedom, etc. Explain how this passage encapsulates something important about Berry’s political theory, and think about how it contributes to the larger dialogue of Western Political Thought.