Similarities Between Conformity And Nonconformity

Social Conformity

People have many similarities and differences in life. Some are similar when they blend in with the common society while others can be different by showing their true self. The similarities and differences of a person can be considered as the nonconformity and conformity of how he or she responds. The terms “conformity” means to blend in and “nonconformity” means to stand out. Also, people have the ability to know when to either conform or nonconform based on their current situation. Though many people may argue that conformity is the best social group, most will agree that nonconformity triumphs over conformity because people can represent their unique differences by showing their physical appearances and can create their

futuristic path by demonstrating their actions.
To begin, in the essay, “The Sociology of Leopard Man,” by Logan Feys, people can reveal their unique differences by showing their uncommon appearances in front of the public.

For example, a person known as Leopard Man stands out to be a freak when the text states “he is tattooed from head to toe with leopard spots. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world’s most tattooed man.” (Feys 1). In this example, nonconformity is presented because the Leopard Man reveals his colorful body in order to be recognized as a nonconformist. Therefore, nonconformity can influence people to change into their true appearance so they can be acknowledged by recognition, public acknowledgement, and etc. In addition, Leopard also appears to be a distinctive person when the text states "Leopard Man, however, is no ordinary freak. He does not live for other people’s reactions. He lives in solitude.” (Feys 3). Leopard Man resembles himself as an extraordinary freak because he is not very dependent on people’s comments. Moreover, Leopard Man wanted to tattooed his skin as a leopard’s physical appearance, so he can live peacefully away from people’s opinions and approvals. Therefore, anybody can alternate how they look privately in order to live freely from society’s constant imprisonment. To conclude, many people can represent their own exemplary appearances in order to be benefited from being different such as gaining public acknowledgement or having a free will to

savor their life independently as a nonconformist.
People can also choose to create their own futuristic path in their past life of school, home, and everywhere else. For example, an inventor named Bill Gates programmed many computers which lead him to start his own Microsoft PC company. In this example, Bill Gates’s PC software company improved our modern technology into high tech devices. Moreover, when he constantly upgraded our PC’s software from time to time, he earned more than millions of dollars. Therefore, people can commit good actions in order to be considered as outstanding nonconformists who can improve our world. For example, everyone in my Vietnamese class follows my teacher’s classroom rules but someone in this class was going against the teacher’s regulations then he received disciplinary consequences. In this example, the person who got punished by the teacher is a nonconformist while everybody else that obeyed the instructor’s policies is a conformist. Therefore, people need to know when to act independently or dependently so they would not cause any minor or major troubles. In conclusion, people can be prepared to have a successful future or a miserable future based on the actions they have committed throughout their past life.
Finally, people mostly believed that nonconformity should be the most valued social group because they can demonstrate certain emotions by representing their true physical selves in the public and also predicting their own future by choosing to commit helpful actions or poor actions.

Nonconformity can provide people advantages such as having public fame and breaking free from society’s constant pressures so they can live in peace. Therefore, a nonconformist can sometimes be troublesome depending on their actions, physical appearances, and behaviors in the current situation among them. Nonconformists are concerned about the conformist society because they have given up their free will of individuality to stand

out.