Essay On Free Society

It seems like humans are being controlled. A human's mind does not belong to only them, but to all of society. Through social media, peer pressure, and other forms of forced conformance, independence and individuality seem to be slipping through the fingertips of many. Being independent in a society that is so intrusive has proven to be a challenge since people only has as much independence as they allow themselves to have; thus, making an objective boundary between societies control and a person’s own independence. Society has continued to brutally control humans by “rewarding us when we conform and penalizing us when we don’t” (Williams). These social rules, or ideologies, are the beginning of society’s control, and they continue to shape …show more content…
In anthem, Equality finds the sacred Ego, and decided that word summed up his independence since it was everlasting since he found it (Rand 105). Equality was never handed independence by his government, but had to make his own independence through his decisions. In the same way, people will never be free from society's control unless they choose to be free, and one way to be free in the world of twitter and selfies is to embrace the freedom that Christ has given us. Paul wrote in Corinthians that people were “called to freedom… only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” (Bible EX). Even in the world today, people search for freedom from the crippling image society has forced on to us making it harder than ever to have any sense of self, but Christian can find their sense of independence and separation from society through the truth of the gospel. While Equality found his independence through the word ego, others find it from religion, passions, or people. Without any of these, a person could fall into the pressure of becoming the starbucks drinking, selfie taking, hide your misery mold so many Americans have found themselves stuck