Examples Of Non Conformity

Conformity vs. Non-Conformity In the words of Ashley Smith, a writer for socialistworker.org, “do you support dictatorship vs. democracy or Bashar Al Assad’s brutal regime?” Conformity is behavior in accordance with socially accepted standards. Although conformity seems like such a simple concept, it can sometimes create and cause a situation to be much more complicated. Both, the Syrian Revolution of 2011 and the Revolution of Animal farm, have been examples of conformity and how differences can affect one’s self or nation. Assad and Napoleon, both powerful dictators of a social community, wanted to force their “followers”/citizens to conform to their brutal regime, such as Assad’s tightening of Internet censorship and the expanded use …show more content…
When Jones was in charge, the animals were used to the routine that they had grown accustomed to. This routine came to a halt when Jones came home drunk one day. He had forgotten to feed the animals. This action of irresponsibility was the last straw for the animals, and convinced them to start the rebellion. This rebellion quickly became an open door for a dictatorship to form, lead by Napoleon and the pigs. During both reigns of Jones and Napoleon, neither were good for the animals. Although Jones didn’t betray the farm the same ways Napoleon did, he was definitely still considered a bad farmer. When Napoleon became in charge, he made it his duty to have the animals work longer hours and harder labor. Even though Jones didn’t ever take it upon himself to properly feed the animals, Napoleon didn’t barely fed them at all. Along with longer hours came smaller portions of food. The animals were also forced to conform to this, seeing as if they didn’t, their food rations would be cut completely. Napoleon’s significant decrease of the food portions caused the majority of the hens to die of starvation. This caused an evident downfall in the production of …show more content…
These loyal attackers were constantly on-go for Napoleon. They were used to “eliminate” any problems or enemies that caused issues in Napoleon’s path. As stated in the book Animal Farm, “Napoleon...uttered a high-pitched whimper...and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball,(p. 53)” Napoleon effortlessly took advantage of his power over the dogs to use them as his own personal tool. The dogs’ guarding and violent force is what allowed Napoleon to remain in