My paper

Uggh!  I’m in the process of re-writing my thesis–possibly.  After writing so much I actually came to think I should take up the opposite argument that I was proposing.  I’m wondering if this could be a big mistake and cause me more headaches in the long run.  My thesis was about how traditions can stop you from being a sovereign or independant thinker, and how it can stop you from questioning these traditions.  What I’m thinking is that some situations, being a common thinker or a follower helped to focus and bond the family to help in dealing with living in harsh conditions.  This is what I think is fundamentaly correct, but I’m wondering how to fit in the examples from Percy.  I guess I just have to get over this conception that an expert thinker is good and common is bad.  It depends on the situation.