The+Silenced+-+Conformity+Reflection

One can also look at this American Dream in terms of consequence. What do we lose as a society when we alter our nature ways of being to fit a stereotype of happiness? In The Bluest Eye young Pecola wants to change herself in order to fit her dream of beauty. This seems alright but the truth is that she sees who she is naturally as ugly, which is an example of the dream creating consequence. Even today we can see this occurring. Originally Obama was for decriminalization until he ran for president. This is because he must fit a certain image as president and this is in turn keeping him silent. Due to these images in our American society, people are not only changing them selves but also staying silent, which can directly injure our so called "free" society. This conformity that is consistently occurring in America is nicely dipicted by the poem "Conformity" by Aiden Ross.