Mr Truman Conformity

The act of possessing individual freedom and not conforming is an American ideal. American Ideal of Individual freedom is exemplified by “Fashion” by Anna Cora Mowatt, “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” by Frederick Douglass, Zitkala-Sa’s autobiography, and The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
The paly “Fashion” presents the very definition of individuality fighting conformity by the character Adam Truman. Adam Truman as a whole character is based on honesty, integrity, and hard work. These traits translate into a great spokesperson for individual freedom. Truman exhibits great bouts of anger and violence towards those around him he deems stupid and this continues to show that this man acts based off only himself and

This further separates him from the group, by not getting very involved in the drama Mr. Truman remains and individual, never falling into anybody's plot. Mr truman faces his problems head on generally with some sort of violence, but none the less by bypassing the unnecessary drama he is able to resolve most of the other characters problems simply by rejecting to conform and approaching the problems his own unique way. He also fights for others to do the same such as Gertrude. “I had her taught true independence she had hands capacities and should use them! Money should never buy her a husband! for I resolved not to claim her until she had made her choice, and found the man who was willing to take her for herself alone” (Mowatt,71). Because if she marries that man she will still be independent because it will have been her choice fully. This push for individual freedom to do as one pleases is even pushed upon his relative. There is still a limit to individual freedom, Truman shames Mr. Tiffany for forging because it is unjust to do, for Truman

Zitkala Sa at first want to join the white people and then once she joins them she rebels time and time again. This rebellion exemplifies her need maintain her identity separate from the white caretakers. Her need to express her displeasure with the world around her is such an heavy influence on self identification and separating one self from the norm. “I no longer felt free to be myself, or to voice my own feelings “(432, Bonnin). The repression of her individual freedoms is what forces Zitkala Sa to realise that the school is not where she wants to be. Eventually, she finds her own identity through speeches even if she is still never fully accepted by her white peers. Zitkala Sa is forced to never conform to her native culture or to white culture because she is part of both yet rejects parts of both culture. Her inability to conform completely highlights her individuality even more so. Individual freedoms "I want to work by what's in me. Only, I don't know what's in me. I only feel I'm different." (191,Yezierska). The american value of independence is passed on even to immigrants. This value placed upon self identification and differentiation from the group is particularly telling of how multiple different cultures came together and clashed multiple times along the way. The american ideal is a constant struggle between fitting in and claiming your self differences as valuable and needed. The battle is waged against later