Conformity versus Nonconformity
Rollo May once said that “The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it’s conformity.” Although Boxer, a cart-horse from George Orwell’s Animal Farm was a conformist, he certainly was not a coward. Background (talk about the farm and government) He made many sacrifices, was unappreciated, and faced unfair consequences. On the other hand, Rosa Parks was the epitome of nonconformity and she had courage. She was a long-time member of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Whether you conform or not, at the end you still face serious, unfair consequences.
Boxer conformed by always turning the negative into positive. For example, after the windmill was destroyed Boxer’s strength and his never failing cry of “I will work harder” inspired the other animals. When the windmill fell down from the strong wind, Squealer said “We will build another windmill. We will build six windmills if we feel like it…” This shows Boxer’s persistency in working hard and pushing through the circumstances. Another example is after the windmill was destroyed the food fell short, the corn ration was drastically reduced and “Starvation seemed to stare them in the…show more content… After Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat she was arrested, inspected, and convicted for violation of state and local segregation laws. This lead to a city wide boycott to protest segregation on public buses. This lasted for 381 days until the local ordinance segregating African Americans and whites on public buses was finally lifted. When Rosa Parks finally received her voting card she went to vote, but she was ordered by the poll workers to pay a poll tax of $1.50 for every year that she had been eligible to vote. The tax amount came out to $16.50, in which back then was a lot of money. Rosa still paid the poll tax just to prove that she was not going to give
