Obedience and Conformity "Without obedience to a relevant ruling authority there could not be a civil society" (Meyer 10). To have a successful nation or society, you need an authority or ruler. People don't always choose to obey or listen, but most do because they think that is what is best for them. When one chooses to go against their morals and what they believe it becomes that the government is taking advantage of them. The government can easily take control of your life because of the willingness and conformity of people. The Milgram Experiment was performed to demonstrate how willing a person is to go against their own morals to obey a higher authority, much like the novel Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, which shows how obedience and conformity are huge in society through different characters in the story, such as Mildred. The Milgram Experiment was performed by Stanley Milgram and was motivated to be done because of the Nazis and the destruction of the Jews. He thought that it was just …show more content…
They all show how authority and government can take control of how we think and affect our actions. An article from Libretexts claims, “The tendency to conform occurs in small groups and society as a whole, and may result from subtle unconscious influences or direct and overt social pressure … people tend to follow social norms” (“Conformity and Obedience”). This shows how conformity and obedience are heavy in groups of people. Individuals struggle to listen to themselves and have their own opinions and morals when others have different views. People become brainwashed and mindless when authority takes control. It is simply just human nature to conform and obey when you are told to do something. Therefore, authority and obedience hold great power in society and what it can do. It can change things so fast and take control with a group of brainwashed