Conformity

Conformity is a problem through all likes of society. People conform to please others or to simply just fit in, rejecting the fear of becoming the social outcast. I feel that today, social conformity has lessen more than past history. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet and her inability to marry for wealth as she wants to marry for love. Although today people are pressured to conform to the a perfect Beverly Hills barbie, or to a Hollywood movie star, the repercussions of not marrying or loosing social standing in the 1800's was more devastating that not have that perfect pair of new shoes. But even today we face a multitude of opportunities to conform through our parents, friends, and social media. All of these opportunities present themselves in a way that others want to conform to ones opinion or way of life so that they don't become the outsider or one left behind. My topic for my essay will be to focus on my mother's up bringing with two foreign parents and how she had to chose between her roots and the American lifestyle.