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Pressures Of Society

Our behavior usually is controlled and decided by us, but that is not always the
case. As we saw in the play Marty's behavior was not always his own decision.
The behavior of any person can be greatly manipulated by society. There are a
few points in the play and in normal life that can prove this statement is true.
Marty's actions were greatly influenced by the views of his family and friends.
Marty was forced into many actions by the people around him. A person will
consider what other tells them as much as what they believe in themselves.

Marty was always a quiet man that didn't like going out, it was his family and
friends that told him to do so. It was his decision, but it wasn't his ...

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you do something that you know you don't want just because
someone is forcing you. Marty showed such behavior many times throughout the
play. It was not always a conscious decision every time that Marty did what he
did, he based many of his decisions just on what his friends and family told him.

It is this play that made me think, that our decisions and choices are based on
what we think just as much as what others think. It is not always your choice
and it is not always what you want that you do. For example I am writing this
essay because someone told me so, and it is not my choice either to do it or not,
I can decide if to do so but that doesn't leave with other options. Some actions
people do are subconsciously inputted by society, that means that there was no
specific someone that told you what to do, yet you still do it because society
has set this standard. This type of action can be seen in anyone at every given
day. It can range from the simpler things like ...

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Added: 3/2/2007 10:42:33 PM
Category: Social Issues
Type: Free Paper
Words: 565
Pages: 3

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