Conformity And Identity Essay

The moment we are born, we enter a world in which there is a fine line between conformity and our identity. (It’s outstanding how people chooses to change who they are in order to not be perceived as different)By conforming to the pressure of those around us, we are allowing the need to feel normal dictate our identity. Firstly, due to society’s portrayal of having children being the norm, people often believe that those who do not choose this lifestyle don’t fit in. Additionally, because of the pressure put upon the Korean band, EXO, they were forced to change and conform to their record company’s ideal image. Moreover, by confining to social pressure, I lost sight of my racial identity. Lastly, through The Giver, Lois Lowry paints a picture of how society pressures people to conform to their ideals by eliminating their choices. With this in mind, the battle between taking the risk of being different versus people’s desire to fit in often results in conformity winning the fight, ultimately losing hindsight of our individuality.
The pressure of conformity can often blindside you through its innocent form. Everyone’s picture perfect future often contains the following: happy marriage with a stable job and two children. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with daydreaming of an ideal future, however society manages to brainwash people into thinking that this vision is the way everyone should see their future as. It got to the point that those who do not think this way are punished. In an interview, Tyra Banks once said that the one question everyone asks her is “Why don’t you have kids?” At such a young age, young girls are given the idea of having children is the way to live a normal life despite that not everyone is fit for parenting. In this sense, women like Tyra Banks are being conformed into living the same