The immediate community around people is the important reason that people act in the certain ways. Usually, what people being like at society is not what they are actually being like as themselves. From their immediate communities, people gain the impressions society gives to them. Some people may misunderstand themselves through being at the society; some people may become selfish by seeing other people act selfishly. Overall, people are changing when context is changing.
After reading The Outsiders, The All American Slurp, and Cardboard, I recognized that being an individual is more important than following the crowd. These three stories support this idea through the characters and events. My position is right because the events, characters, and themes from these three books, support this idea. In the book, “All American Slurp”k by Lensey Namioka, the main character felt the need to fit in with the rest of the Americans.
When an individual hankers for conformity to societal expectations, they question their characteristics with fear of judgment. Often an individual to societal standards will stifle creativity and individuality to pursue personal desires. The dominance of conformity with leave that person unsatisfied and hinder a meaningful life. The individual will face challenges to successfully achieving their desire and year for individuality, however, once they come to the realization, they realize the essential part of their life comes from those desires. This is visible in the film Pleasantville where two high school siblings are put into the utopian society where everything remains pleasant and individuals lack a creative lifestyle.
Although Basil was raised in a loving and nurturing home, eventually he turned his back on his mother. Basil was Mattie’s life, when Basil was arrested for manslaughter Mattie offered her home as bond to post Basil’s’ bail. Basil was released from jail pending his upcoming trial. One night, he left his mother’s home and never returned. Mattie refused to accept Basil’s abandonment; she avoided areas of the house that indicated his absence.
At first Leo, one of the main characters, and his friend Kevin were suspicious about how different she is compared to everyone. They were even asking others if she was an alien. They even followed her after school to see where she was going. Archie, a former teacher at Mica High School, knows everything about Stargirl and her family. Leo goes to Archie for advice every time he needs it, so does almost everyone else.
Q-Tip, a rapper in the rap-group, A Tribe Called Quest, once said in one of A Tribe Called Quest’s very popular rap songs “Check The Rhyme,” ” Well it’s kinda simple just remain your own or you’ll be crazy, sad and alone.” By this, Q-Tip means that it’s our personality differences and our creative differences that belong to us and that we must protect them or else we’ll be “crazy, sad and alone.” He also means that these are factors that can Regardless, everyone has their own ways of expressing and protecting their individualism and humanity. When this is taken from us, it can make us do cruel things.
Jerry Spinelli’s in his novel Stargirl is filled with excessive symbols and the message of the novel is easily revealed through the insights of the main character, Leo Borlock. This is primarily due to the fact that it is basically a major change and then resettlement of the high school routine. Before Susan’s or Stargirl visit to Mica, Arizona the town was filled with cactus, suburb life and conformity. Excessive themes in Stargirl comes in forms of identity, exploration, society, love and friendship. The symbolism for these things are woven into the pages of the book.
She does not act the way she does because that is her personality it is because she suffers through being lonely and
For some people their identity is molded by society. People fear being different and being looked down upon, so they present themselves as a person who is socially acceptable. Other people do not worry about society’s opinion and present themselves as what their characteristics show them to be. Sinha Gunjan from Psychology Today states that, “DNA and life experience conspire to mold our personalities”. That
People are always trying to fit in with the people around them, to make friends, and live a happy life. But it
My two chosen books are Holding up the Universe written by Jennifer Niven, and Noughts and Crosses written by Malorie Blackman. My first meaningful connection between the two books is the theme of forbidden love. My second important theme is alternating perspectives and my last significant connection is being confident in who you are. These three connections are representations of real-life issues faced by many people in today's world. My first connection between the two books is the theme of forbidden love.
The concept of disregarding society’s views and being self-reliant is celebrated by Transcendentalists. Although, this is not as easy for me as one may think. I was brought up ever since I was a kid to care what others thought of me. So by following the concepts of Transcendentalists I would be changing the person I
Too much self-expression can cause unnecessary tension both physically and mentally. Individuals must learn to show some personal character but also abide by moral standards. This will allow one to live a balanced life between individuality and
The quote “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment” by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a powerful quote with many strong and positive meanings. It means that you shouldn’t let the world change you in any way, whether it is your personality, or the friends you hang out with, or even your physical appearance. You are managing your own life, so you must create it the way you want to. It also means that if you don’t care what people say about you and you continue to strive as your own person, you have met one of your life goals. Be that genuine and authentic person who stays positive throughout hard times.
Today, our society is filled with various cultures, beliefs, and lifestyles. Despite differences, everyone wants to be accepted by others in their community, but what has to be done in order to be accepted is not clearly defined. Being accepted could mean wearing the right clothes, being involved in the right clubs or groups, or simply being a kind or generous individual. People should just be normal. As stated in the book Remix, “the label ‘normal’ is loaded with a range of cultural assumptions”
