No Place Like Home

What he means by this is simple. He is saying that Green Valley is a place where certain actions are encouraged or prohibited. it brings to mind these activities and stipulations. He says, "A place in the processes of becoming what it purports to be". therefor, the place itself represents action or a transformation process.

His tone seems to be that of skepticism. He is not convinced that what all the residents say is true. He comments on the way all the houses look the same when he says, "each block looks eerily like the next". He also says, "the desultory ambience of  an architectural mistake" when he is describing civic center. Phrases such as this clue the reader as to how the writer feels about the subject and the area in general.

Suburbs are always going to exist whether they are a safe place or not. All of the suburban areas that i have ever been to have seemed to be quite safe. Whether in Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, or Nashville, i never felt like i could not handle any situation that came my way. None of these locations seemed to me to pose any kind of threat to my health. I think the true danger lies within these planned communities when they become strictly controlled. This is usually done to "protect" the community but it results in smothering the individuality of the people that live there.