In an excerpt, published by The American Scholar, English author Margaret Drabble claimed that “Our desire to conform is greater than our respect for objective facts”. To people that might not mean anything because they view it as a basic principle of life but to other people, like me, it makes us think what society has come to. The quote itself seems to generalize a community specifically the teen community but in reality, everyone becomes a victim when they conform just to fit in.
Speaking as a teenager, people think our day consist of waking up, going to school, coming home, doing homework, falling asleep then continuing the routine once again. What people seem to forget is how harsh the world really is. There seems to be a set of social …show more content…
I've seen so many people ditch studying just to go to a party and when asked they always say the same thing, “everyone was going so why not ”. It's uncanny that Conformity has a romantic way of brainwashing people so they fall victim into an abyss that is the “status quo” which was developed by a certain population. What’s even more scary is that i can see myself doing the exact same thing. I grew up having wonderful parents and having a lot of common sense. In fact, i have so much common sense that people think im a genius when in reality, i was taught the basic rules of living which to me are: be nice and respectful, have a goal as well as dreams, fight for what you believe in and be your own person. I have this annoying “tragic” disability that made me stand out, it still follows me to this day and no, i was not born with it. Anyways, just like a normal teenager, i did not want to be different than anyone else. I was told i couldn't run or kick a ball but during the recovery stages after my surgery, the first thing i did was run... and kick a ball. I know, it sounds so stupid and childish but my best friends were doing so i just had to do as well. I knew that doing the activity can injure me further but in that moment, standing before the scrutinizing and demanding eyes of my
Speaking as a teenager, people think our day consist of waking up, going to school, coming home, doing homework, falling asleep then continuing the routine once again. What people seem to forget is how harsh the world really is. There seems to be a set of social …show more content…
I've seen so many people ditch studying just to go to a party and when asked they always say the same thing, “everyone was going so why not ”. It's uncanny that Conformity has a romantic way of brainwashing people so they fall victim into an abyss that is the “status quo” which was developed by a certain population. What’s even more scary is that i can see myself doing the exact same thing. I grew up having wonderful parents and having a lot of common sense. In fact, i have so much common sense that people think im a genius when in reality, i was taught the basic rules of living which to me are: be nice and respectful, have a goal as well as dreams, fight for what you believe in and be your own person. I have this annoying “tragic” disability that made me stand out, it still follows me to this day and no, i was not born with it. Anyways, just like a normal teenager, i did not want to be different than anyone else. I was told i couldn't run or kick a ball but during the recovery stages after my surgery, the first thing i did was run... and kick a ball. I know, it sounds so stupid and childish but my best friends were doing so i just had to do as well. I knew that doing the activity can injure me further but in that moment, standing before the scrutinizing and demanding eyes of my