What things do the mcclellans do which cause them to be classified as a pecullar

Clarisse and her family actually talk about all kinds of topics. Their lights are on until late at night because they enjoy each other's company. They are not watching the parlor walls (television) or taking drugs to put them to sleep or put them in an altered state. Clarisse's family is the antithesis of the superficial and vacuous society that the state has cultivated.