This is who you should be! Explains conformity throughout the book The Catcher in the Rye and the movie Fame.

Conformity is an individual changing according to certain standards. In the picture Fame, directed by Alan Parker, and the book Catcher in the rye by J.D. Salanger, the pressure to correct is ever present. Teenagers in risque schooling face the most pressure to conform, this pressure comes from contrasting forces, including parents, teachers, and their peers.

An example of such pressure is when Doriss mother exigencys Doris to conform to the right smart she wanted her to be. This is evident when Mrs. Finsecker tries to force Doris to become a singer, even out though Doris cannot and does not want to sing. Mrs. Finsecker also wants Doris to stay adolescent and innocent. This can be seen when Mrs. Finsecker makes Doris wear the little pink window-dress for the birthday party, and gets mad when Doris stays out all iniquity with Ralph. This pressure to push for conformity can also be found in Holdens parents. They want Holden to stay in school and to get and education, which Holden himself doesnt really want to do, but his parents keep direct him to different schools, even after he keeps getting kicked out. Parents try on to influence the modality their children think.

Another group that puts pressure on teenagers to be a certain way is teachers. An example is when Mrs. Sherwood comments on the way Leroy talks.



Mrs. Sherwood is trying to get Leroy to conform to the way the other students talk. Mr. Spencer tries to conform Holdens way of thinking by telling him about how he should not be failing classes and about thinking for his future. The melody teacher tries to get Bruno to conform to the regular way of playing the piano, like everyone else, not by using the synthesizers.

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