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Examples Of Conformity In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Jose Nava
Mrs. Eichorst
English 9 Honors
30 March 2023

Conformity in To Kill A Mockingbird
Do you think that you're different from others? Well as much as you might think you are you probably act like others more than you would think, this is called conformity. Conformity is something that all people have experienced at least once in their life. You experience it in school, around your family, and with friends, it’s something that in today's society is drastically normalized. In the book written by Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird, we see that similar to our modern society their society has also normalized conformity. They also abide by the laws of conformity and outcast or make fun of those who do not meet their standards. But in the …show more content…

Conformity affects people in many ways even if they are “mockingbirds”. In paragraph 1 we prove that conformity is very present in Maycomb. The Radley house is an example of nonconformity in Maycomb, but the rest of the town resents them for that. In paragraph 2 I talked about Tom Robinson, a hard working innocent man who is trying to provide for his family by working in the fields. Tom has never done anything wrong but because of his skin color he was a victim of false accusations to cover up a man’s own mistakes. Tom was a mockingbird in this story, but even then he was still mistreated. In paragraph 3 we have another example of a mockingbird, Boo Radley. Boo was an innocent boy whose family preferred staying home in isolation than going out and visiting or going to church like the rest of the town. Because of the town's conformist ideals the Radleys were seen as a weird family. Rumors were made up about boo being a killer and their family was tormented by the rest of the town. Conformity affected the lives of Tom and Boo. Their family’s suffered and for one of them it cost their lives. I think what we can really take away from To Kill A Mockingbird is that although conformity allows us to get along it can also hurt others. So we should accept people for who they are or want to

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