America is a country where people come to free themselves from persecution and express their thoughts and opinions. This founding principle has led American society to move away from conformity and push for individuality. Many family television programs and various media outlets propagate individuality as a source of pride and evidence of personal growth. In American society, children are taught from an early age that individuality creates personality. However, as an individual grows up, he or she is forced to choose a side on issues, thus placing him or her in a position where he or she must choose whether to conform or rebel within the society in which he or she lives. Although conformity in American society plays a structural role by promoting individuality and stimulating growth, and is therefore an accepted feeling, it should be limited because it leads our society to become controlled and reckless, which goes against Americans' core beliefs. Individuality and conformity are opposing forces that enable the growth and prosperity of American society, interrelating and giving rise to each other. American citizens have created a society that influences citizens to choose sides on issues, which then creates the need to conform or rebel in society. This can lead citizens to struggle to choose a side in society or to have an internal debate between what is right and what is wrong. George Orwell suffers from an internal debate as he struggles between whether or not to kill the elephant. It exemplifies a problem in society where citizens can be influenced to one side. He says: "People expected it of me and I had to do it" (Orwell). In American society, citizens are influenced through different forms of propaganda in the media on various topics. This fuels the… center of the card… conformity in the background, thus allowing the synchronization of these dualities that lead to the growth of our society. Works Cited The Crucible. Screenplay by Arthur Miller. Dir. Nicola Hytner. Perf. Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder and Paul Scofield. Twentieth Century Fox. 1996. Film.Jackson, Shirley. “The Lottery”. AP English Language and Composition. Distr. Mike Ried. Helix Charter High School, La Mesa. February 26, 2014. Handout.Orwell, George. "Shooting an elephant." AP English Language and Composition. Distr. Mike Ried. Helix Charter High School, La Mesa. February 26, 2014. Handout.Thoreau, Henry. “On the duty of civil disobedience”. AP English Language and Composition. Distr. Mike Ried. Helix Charter High School, La Mesa. February 26, 2014. Handout.Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: A Bantam Book, 1884. Print.