Conformity is a standard for which the majority of a society perceive the desirable aspects of life in a collective view and subsequently the norms for which people should live by. Education, Religion, and Society shape the minds from the moment we are born, as we are essentially all born into conformist societies whether they be totalitarian or democratic. Those who step out these boundaries that society has set in their region are either frowned upon for acting different from the norms of education, religion, and life or greatly admired for stepping out the box and still reaching success. Understandably the goals of success for individuals may all be unique to those who don't take risks and break conformist routine, they present an unreliable option, thus causing many to play the game safely. Samsa represents the individual of a conformist life in all aspects of society and life, Kafka breaks that mold in the most ridiculous way to highlight the importance and decline of intimacy of a human subject in the world due to the matter of conformity forcing a lifestyle.
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