Conformity

and censorship continues to encroach into our personal lives, this message rings true more than ever; generation after generation of people are becoming less and less independent, sharing only the collective mind of the modern media. Beauty and conformity are becoming interchangeable in a way which is brainwashing the masses. One such example is the modern prevalence of political euphemisms. Doublethink, or the act of simultaneously holding and accepting two contradictory beliefs (Orwell 214),…

community bounded by the same religion and same ideas in work ethic and how to live. This idea of being apart of a govern system is then challenged by the Transcendentalist movement. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self-Reliance centralized theme was to avoid conformity and to…

self-evident in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence, certain groups continually find themselves disenfranchised by changing laws and technology which deem their way of life obsolete and are forced to conform or perish. Nowhere is system of conformity anthologized than in Jack Kerouac’s 1960 Essay, “The Vanishing American Hobo” when the author confesses, “I myself was a hobo but I had to give it up around 1956 because of increasing television stories about the abominableness of…

order within a community. This conservative ideology has the main goal to maintain stability in order for the upper class to stay where they are within the social class pyramid. In other words, the top of the pyramid benefits the most from this conformity. This conventional code of conduct is promoted through superhero stories. Indeed, the protagonist himself represents constancy since he fights the villain which embodies chaos. Briefly, since the hero combats chaos, he logically is…

Conformity in Chinese and American Society Woman Warrior, written by Maxine Hong Kingston, focuses on the topic of conformity. Throughout the novel, Kingston is forced to conform to both Chinese traditions and American society. Her mother, Brave Orchid, pressures Kingston to conform to Chinese tradition, which is believed to keep her safe and make her a strong Chinese woman. However, Kingston, who is growing up in American society, is confronted with the new American beliefs, offering more…

Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest revolves around the theme of individual freedom versus social conformity. Ken Kesey uses symbolism and motifs to represent this issue; the Combine symbolizes a society that aims to produce obedient servants and sends those who don’t easily fit into society to be “fixed” at the hospital. Patrick McMurphy’s conflict with Nurse Ratched epitomizes the rebellion against social conformity. McMurphy serves as the anti-hero who struggles with serving both his self-interest…

In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas the main character was born into a society where everyone and everything is structured to be equal. By equal, that means that their is no such thing as race, because no one in this utopia that Lowry has created is able to see color. Jonas on the other hand stands out from the rest because he has, “the Capacity to See Beyond” ( Lowry 79) his light eyes allow him to see color, only few with this uniqueness are selected to be the Receiver of Memory. No…

Waldo Emerson, a major concept is negativity toward conformity. Emerson was born in the early 1800s and grew up during the age of transcendentalism. Non-conformity was a key idea in transcendentalism, a philosophy which Emerson was a significant contributor to. It was believed that self reliance is how humans function at their best. Non-conformity mentioned in Self-Reliance creates unnecessary conflict and leads to a stagnant society Non-conformity creates a large amount of conflict with little…

freedom and originality coexist adamantly with different human beings’ relations and uniqueness, yet we often ostracize human beings’ individuality. Similarly, we can adversely pinpoint how our society’s persistent conformity to one ideal of a human being relates to the Utopian society’s conformity of individuality presented in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. We divulge the inhumane isolation of humane emotions in the novel, yet we are conducting the very same principles to human beings who…

non-conformity because the lyrics I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes, It doesn't mean that I'm a prostitute uncovers how society tries to put social classifications on individuals. Inhumanity to be civilized human beings is to live with conformity within each other. In addition, the lines of Free Your Mind “I might date another race or color, Doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers” this quote gives thought to the segregation timeline of American History where conformity of…