The Significance Of The Status Quo In The Matrix

In any society, there's a status quo. These three sources all show examples of the struggles that are experienced when mentally conforming to the status quo of society. They point out that from the beginning of your life, you're molded to think & live in certain ways. While its easy to conform to the status quo, these sources also show us that we can escape this & live life to our choosing. However, our lack of knowledge might not provide us with the bravery we need to endure that change.

In "The Matrix", the people are practically robots in an artificial reality. They will do anything to protect technology because they believe this is their only way of survival. Neo has always been troubled with his purpose in this technology based world & is eventually approached by the legendary hacker, Morpheus. Morpheus fills Neo in on the dark secrets of the technology based world & helps Neo get to the "real" world. Neo quickly realizes it's his duty to protect the entire human existence. While learning how to trust, Neo also has to surpass his delusion of not being able to survive without being connected to …show more content…
Sherman was a prodigy but since he was an Indian boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation, he was considered an oddity. His classmates would frown upon him when he would answer questions or volunteer to help. Per the status quo of their society, Indian children were expected to be stupid. They would show a lack of knowledge when dealing with non-native educators. Sherman didn't agree with this & taught himself how to read starting with a Superman comic book. He read every chance he got & was successful in school. Not only did he escape the trap of his society's status quo & become a writer, but he's also helping by teaching creative writing to other Indian students. He's showing Indian children that they don't have to feel trapped & that they too have a