Logan Feys 'The Sociology Of Leopard Man'

Many people are driven to get the acceptance of their peers. Conformity means changing behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards. While non conformity is the complete opposite. Since it gives them the feeling of acceptance acknowledgement, conformists choose to stay the same as society. However, the nonconformist chooses their lifestyle because it gives them feelings of happiness and passion which is one of the main reasons to live. It is not good for individuals to change their feelings, looks, beliefs, or actions to fit in with a group because it can limits their ideas and views while also taking away their freedom, controlling who they are, taking away the purpose in their lives. This can also be seen through …show more content…
In the article, “The Sociology of Leopard Man,” Logan Feys describes Leopard Man’s lifestyle be saying “Leopard Man, however, is no ordinary freak. He doesn’t live for other people’s reactions. He lives in solitude.” An example from this article is when Feys stated that Leopard Man lives in a small cabin in the middle of the Scottish wilderness. He also stated that in an interview, Leopard Man describes his lifestyle as true paradise. This statement conveys the fact that if people were to change themselves to fit in with society, they would lose their purpose and meaning in life. This statement important because it elaborates on how acting different is one of the most important parts of being an individual.Leopard Man is also considered a non- conformist. Another example on how conformity is bad is from the the story, “The Pedestrian,” which describes a man named Leonard Mead walking on the buckling concrete in his community and it is only him outside. In this story Leonard Mead is taking a walk to see and for air while everyone else in his society is indoors sitting down and watching television as if it took the souls out of their bodies. This statement represents that the city is a lonely and lifeless place.This statement illustrates how humans have a natural way of doing things that they see …show more content…
The popular film “Dead Poets Society”, illustrates a balance between conformity and nonconformity. In this movie conformity would be considered normal and no one really does anything different. It is the first day of school and Mr. Keating, their teacher, encourages them to be, think differently from others and sort of break out of the conformity that they are in. An example from the movie would be the scene when they talk about “Carpe Diem”. In this scene, Mr. Keating takes the boys outside to the trophy case to look at all the students in the previous years and asked them if any of those faces looked familiar to them, they all said that they do not recognize those faces. Afterwards, Keating explains to them about “Carpe Diem,” which means seize the day. He told them that if they do not seize the day, they will end up being like those boys in the picture, forgotten and insignificant. This example displays the fact that if an individual were to be an extreme conformist, they are not living life to the fullest. This quote also explains in order to be a human being, one must act differently from others. Another example from this film is when Mr. Keating gets up on his desk and tells his students to look at everything from a different way. This quote conveys the idea that there is no just one way of seeing something, instead, there are a variety of ways. This quote