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The analysis demonstrates how Clerici is haunted by his past and his desire to forget it by becoming a conformist is the means of ruining his happiness in the present and future.

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"Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Conformist" was released in ... and as the title suggests, it portrays the forces of conformity on protagonist, Marcello Clerici, a.k.a. Jean Louis Trintignant, in an era of fascism in Italy. Although the pressures to conform in Mussolini Italy are significant, Marcello's dilemma is wrought by the pressures of the past on the future. A sexual trauma in Marcello's youth haunts his present to a significant degree, driving him both by what he wants to forget and by what he believes he needs."

Tags:sexual abuse, fascism, Italy, Mussolini, betrayal, trauma

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This paper discusses the life and work of E.E. Cummings. The major theme in his poetry is romantic love, he was not a rebel of modern poetry; he was a conformist.

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"The character of George Babbitt in the novel Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis is the author's image of the middle-American businessman of the age, a man constantly struggling with his identity in society and always eager to live up to the image he believes society sees as most superior.

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"The character of George Babbitt in the novel Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis is the author's image of the middle-American businessman of the age, a man constantly struggling with his identity in society and always eager to live up to the image he believes society sees as most superior. This image is based on the developing consumer culture, and Babbitt is a man who seeks to buy all the goods possible and to display them as trophies in his home in order to show the world that he is a success. What Babbitt wants is to be accepted in the terms he believes society has set, in terms of business ability, the accumulation of money, the right social image, and certain core American values. In truth, Babbitt never achieves the happiness and satisfaction he desires, and instead is constantly disappointed in the things he buys to make himself happy. His business dealings are part of..."

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This paper examines two great works, "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens and "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess, as novels that fall under the Bildungsroman genre, which is a genre of novel that deals with the growth of the protagonist. The paper explains that the Bildungsroman novel chronicles the life of the hero from childhood to adulthood and the conflict that he meets and resolves on his way to wisdom. The paper then points out that some novels come under the umbrella of Bildungsroman but may contain few deviations such as Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" and Dickens' "Great Expectations". The paper also looks at how compared to "A Clockwork Orange", "Great Expectations" is certainly a more conformist form of Bildungsroman but the one place where it deviates from tradition is the choice of narrator. The paper analyzes each novel in relation to Bildungsroman, and concludes that both novels are masterpieces in their own right, but Dickens's work is a better example of a true English Bildungsroman than Burgess' work.

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"Dickens has used an adult voice to narrate the experiences of a child which is starkly different from other examples of the genre where narrator is either a third person or is the protagonist himself who grows with the novel. Buckley, in his book, Seasons of Youth explains the origin of Bildungsroman and its three distinct categories. He further adds that English Bildungsroman tradition was different from that of German's since the former was "in its broadest sense . . . a convenient synonym for the novel of youth or apprenticeship" (13). Buckley's intensive research indicates that English bildungsroman was not always completely autobiographical."

Tags:protagonist, drama, narrator, conformist

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The following discussion evaluates the various behaviors related to two distinct age groups in the context of conformist actions. It is expected that the youth age group tends to engage in a greater number of conformist behaviors than those in the elderly group, and this is actively demonstrated by the strong examples provided in the group study.

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"The psychological differences of human beings are quite diverse, and they are largely dependent upon the genetic makeup of each individual, which predisposes highly specific behaviors and psychological tendencies. It is anticipated that changes based upon age are evident throughout society, as maturity levels are unique for each person, and age group serves as a basis for these differences. In the context of conformity, it is anticipated that members of younger populations are more likely to engage in conformist behaviors rather than those in adult-aged groups, such as elderly persons. The following discussion evaluates the level of conformist behaviors for two specific age groups, young people between the ages of 10-13, and elderly persons between the ages of 80-83."

Tags:psychology, behavior, age

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The paper discusses how the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was, arguably, the most important domestic social movement of the twentieth century. The paper argues that, by pursuing civil disobedience, the Civil Rights Movement captured the essence of Henry David Thoreau's understanding of the concept. The paper further asserts that by speaking the truth about the American condition, and by embracing a non-conformist approach designed to uproot institutionalized bigotry in the United States, the Civil Rights Movement echoed some of the principles laid down by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his famous essay, "Self-Reliance". The paper describes the ideas of Thoreau and Emerson, the Civil Rights Movement, and how the Civil Rights Movement successfully adopted the ideas of these two American philosophers. The paper shows how the movement benefited greatly from following the intellectual example of Henry David Thoreau and from following the demand of Emerson that people act as non-conformists in the pursuit of a great cause.

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"The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was, arguably, the most important domestic social movement of the twentieth century; at the very least, it was the most important social phenomenon to grip America since the close of the Civil War. Under the skillful leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., the movement became famous for civil disobedience or the non-violent resistance to laws that perpetuated racial inequality and segregation. Civil rights activists, with the blessing of Dr. King, organized peaceful demonstrations, boycotts, voter-registration drives,..."

Tags:emerson, social, protest

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This paper examines how the German philosopher, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, created a social theory claiming that mankind has the ability to reject the conformist views of the mob-based society that has been the destructive force behind the decline of creativity and originality in our greater humanity. It provides an illustrative analysis of Nietzsche's 'superman theory', along with its overall failure in society. It also gives a brief biography of the life of Nietzsche and the influences of his writings and works.

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"It was apparent that Nietzsche also recognized the fact that man-kind's intellectuals are still far from the free-willed bermensch of an ideal world: "Everybody wants the same, everybody is the same: whoever feels different goes voluntarily into a madhouse. 'Formerly, all the world was mad,' say the most refined, and they blink..." (Nietzsche, 1885). The notion that a non-conformist was the equal, in every way, to an insane defect, of his or her own mainstream society, was not over exaggerated by Nietzsche quote. Christianity, in particular, had been one of the leading forces behind the traditionalism that plagued the late 1800s. The religion had systematically convinced nations of churchgoers that God, himself, demanded the unity of his followers."

Tags:christianity, freewill, god, humanity, individuality, man, nihilism

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This paper looks at both works and how they are concerned with the problem of individualism, of maintaining an individual identity while living in a strictly conformist society. Both works associate the potential for becoming a true individual with men, while women are characterized as unable to assume such an identity mainly because of their failure to overcome their physical nature. .

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Based on the film "Isadora", this paper describes the life and dancing tradition promoted by Isadora Duncan. The paper highlights her non-conformist position in art and life.

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This paper discusses that the Puritans were a highly restrictive people; they believed that their religion was the only correct one. The paper reveals that most of Puritan society revolved around religion, although there is no actual "Puritan religion" of which to speak; mostly, Puritan society came about because many people arrived in America with non-conformist views toward the Anglican Church. The author states that the concept of Manifest Destiny was important to the Puritans and was reflected in American history because many people believed that it was their God-given right and destiny to expand out toward the West Coast and conquer the lands that they found there.

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"As for the religious leaders and holy men of Puritan society, they believed that they were far superior to everyone else. This did not include only the people in the Puritan society, but people of other races, nationalities, and religions as well. Often, the Puritan holy men were very rich, but they felt threatened and frightened by individuals of other religions who shared the same duties over their flocks as the Puritan leaders had over theirs. Puritan holy men were believed to be devoid of original sin, and they taught the Puritan society to believe that anyone who preached another religion was an instrument of the devil. They encouraged this not only because they felt threatened by other religious leaders, but also because many of the other religions were more open and accessible to the general public, and the Puritan holy men wished to continue to control society through religion."

Tags:restrictive, women, leaders, manifest, anglican