Teenage years mark the first transitional period in a person’s lifetime. Often, they are filled with a yearning to fit in with the general public around them. In the article “Conformity in Teenagers” by Lisa Fritscher she discusses how compliance can be combated at an early age. By enforcing rules and allowing creativity, it will allow the child to feel less pressure to be the same as everyone else. Articles like the one referenced show prime examples of why teens should be turned away from the compliance forced by society. Teens are shaping the face of our future, creating them to all be the same will only harm future generations. Conformity can be fought in the classroom by reading powerful works of fiction that teach us the life lessons
