Conformity and Nonconformity
John F. Kennedy once famously said, “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” However, this quote is true in the contexts of George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm and Ray Bradbury’s short story, “The Pedestrian.” In the former text, Boxer, a work horse that lives in Animal Farm, conforms to Napoleon's form of government. His decision to follow orders leads to his death. Mr. Leonard Mead from “The Pedestrian,” faces a similar outcome when he got locked up for his rebellion in his future society. Conformity is similar to a double edged sword which forces individuals in society to question their government’s judgement, or to avoid confrontation to ensure their own comfort. Although both rebelling …show more content…
Jones Animal Farm’s former leader, and a group of men arrive at Animal Farm and attempt to seize control of it. All the Animals who conform to Napoleon’s form of government flee to fight against them, including Boxer. The battle breaks out and both Animals and humans are injured from the battle. Clover a partner worker horse who is close to boxer in the novel, finds that he is concerningly hurt. Short after Clover finds him hurt, she pronounces him dead saying “Boxer is dead (Orwell)”. This illustrates the outcome or consequences of conformity. Surly Boxer being a conformist, did not question Napoleon’s judgment. Instead he rather follow instruction to avoid confrontation. Although both conforming and rebellion leads to …show more content…
In comparison avoiding confrontation to ensure one’s comfort is similar to Boxer. Although both rebelling and conforming results in abuse. In the contexts of George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm Boxer, a work horse that lives in Animal Farm, conforms to Napoleon's form of government. His decision to follow orders leads to his death. Mr. Leonard Mead from “The Pedestrian,” faces a similar outcome when he got locked up for his rebellion in his future society. In conclusion conformity is similar to a double edged sword and both rebelling and conforming results in
John F. Kennedy once famously said, “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” However, this quote is true in the contexts of George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm and Ray Bradbury’s short story, “The Pedestrian.” In the former text, Boxer, a work horse that lives in Animal Farm, conforms to Napoleon's form of government. His decision to follow orders leads to his death. Mr. Leonard Mead from “The Pedestrian,” faces a similar outcome when he got locked up for his rebellion in his future society. Conformity is similar to a double edged sword which forces individuals in society to question their government’s judgement, or to avoid confrontation to ensure their own comfort. Although both rebelling …show more content…
Jones Animal Farm’s former leader, and a group of men arrive at Animal Farm and attempt to seize control of it. All the Animals who conform to Napoleon’s form of government flee to fight against them, including Boxer. The battle breaks out and both Animals and humans are injured from the battle. Clover a partner worker horse who is close to boxer in the novel, finds that he is concerningly hurt. Short after Clover finds him hurt, she pronounces him dead saying “Boxer is dead (Orwell)”. This illustrates the outcome or consequences of conformity. Surly Boxer being a conformist, did not question Napoleon’s judgment. Instead he rather follow instruction to avoid confrontation. Although both conforming and rebellion leads to …show more content…
In comparison avoiding confrontation to ensure one’s comfort is similar to Boxer. Although both rebelling and conforming results in abuse. In the contexts of George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm Boxer, a work horse that lives in Animal Farm, conforms to Napoleon's form of government. His decision to follow orders leads to his death. Mr. Leonard Mead from “The Pedestrian,” faces a similar outcome when he got locked up for his rebellion in his future society. In conclusion conformity is similar to a double edged sword and both rebelling and conforming results in