Individuals vs. Society

Although Antigone shows equality for women and rights, each character in the play has different views and believes. As a tragic hero of the play, Antigone has a tragic flaw and is very brave, as she defies Creon’s law and buries her brother, despite the fact she knows she will have to face consequences. Ismene and Creon on the other hand, do not appreciate

“Etiquette is all human social behavior. If you’re a hermit on a mountain, you don’t have to worry about etiquette; if somebody comes up the mountain, then you’ve got a problem…” This quote from American journalist, Judith Martin, illustrates the concept that the presence of others creates or inspires expectations. Social norms, or specific cultural expectations for how to behave in a given situation, are practiced throughout various societies and cultures across the planet. People relay on social norms to provide order and predictability in social situations. Social roles are the part people play as members of a social group. With each social role one plays, the behavior changes to fit the expectations both you and others have of that role. It is most common for people to conform to the guidelines provided by the roles we perform. When one does not conform to the social norms, it is considered abnormal behavior. For this assignment, I faced the challenge to disregard expectations of social roles and norms in society.

This theme shows how the author purposefully wanted the audience to see how easily people are influenced by society, those governing them, and those around them.

The relationship between the individual and society is not just something found throughout human history, but also within the pages of a literature classic. From the first days of settlement in America, to racial tensions and slavery, to the development of capitalism, there has always been a relationship between the individual and society that is reflected in the written pieces of each time, revealing the connection between oneself and the collective spanning across the centuries. ‘The Scarlet Letter’, written in a Puritan world, and ‘Bartleby, The Scrivener’, written in capitalist America, are two key examples of literature that expose, detail and discuss the relationship between society and the individual in American history.

In the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, writes a story about how one person's action has the abilities to affect everyone around them. The main character Antigone openly admits that she dislikes how Thebes is being run. Even though she is alone on her beliefs, she strongly disagrees with Creon decisions, and wants the world to know her deeds. Antigone's deeds end in her inevitable death, but in her passing achieves her objectives. The writer uses her to show how much a single person can affect society, but also shows one must endure the sacrifice to achieve progress. Throughout the story we find the characters must stand by what they believe in and face the consequences to ensure change.

In the tragedy of Antigone, by Sophocles, many themes are presented. The themes of civil disobedience and the role of women are heavily presented. The theme of civil disobedience is the refusal to believe in or follow certain rules set by the leaders. In Antigone, Antigone defies the rules and chooses to not follow them. The theme of the role of women is the role that women are supposed to follow. Although, Antigone yet again defies the traditional women role. These two themes mainly relate to the main characters of the story such as Antigone, Creon, Haemon, and Ismene.

Antigone’s major theme focuses on a strong individual suffering against the will of fate. In Antigone, Sopochles portrays that Antigone is the protagonist who believes in being morally right rather than following the law of the state lead by the antagonist, King of Thebes, Creon. The two individualities and personalities of the characters made the play even more interesting because they both have different beliefs, stands and they are both on different levels of

Creon role defines that he hated those women who failed to obey his laws. This explains that he considered as a negative character in Antigone. Sophocles demonstrated Creon in this play because if there would be no one who punish Antigone for her disobedience, Antigone would become a ruler. Does it consider a crime to do what you believe is right? Do people will put you to death if you disobey man-made law? These questions go to Antigone’s life. She would do anything that make her feels agreeable from inside. Antigone character explained the role of a heroine. Her actions helped the people to understand the importance of following

As man has progressed through the ages, there has been, essentially, one purpose. That purpose is to arrive at a utopian society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife, anger, or sadness is unheard of. Only happiness exists. But when confronted with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, we come to realize that this is not, in fact, what the human soul really craves. In fact, Utopian societies are much worse than those of today. In a utopian society, the individual, who among others composes the society, is lost in the melting pot of semblance and world of uninterest. The theme of Huxley's Brave New World is community, identity, and stability. Each of these three themes represents what a Brave New World society needs

As Antigone goes through the tragedy of losing her brothers, she also experiences severe consequences for opposing the rule of men in favor of the rule of the gods. Despite the norm of her society, she steps out of her role as a woman and makes a stand for what she believes is correct. Despite the consequences she knows she will face, Antigone stands as a symbol for hope for all those in the Greek society who believe they are being oppressed by corrupt leaders. Looking at Antigone, people to this day view the way she sacrificed her own life to demonstrate who she felt the real leader was a heroic success, fictional or not.

The tension between the individual and the community has been a problem for society since people settled down and created communities and civilizations. This conflict has endured throughout time and will continue to be a problem in today’s society and into the future. There is no society or government that has escaped this problem, whether you are socialist, communist, democratic, etc. this tension persists. The tensions exist because mostly in areas of extreme class struggle or foreign countries at odds.

In life we are all confronted with the idea of nature along with society. Although both have their pros and cons they work together to give us freedom and order among individuals.

An individual’s role in society can vary with the number themes the characters exhibit. When there are signs of fate, cruelties, weaknesses, and desires for justice and catharsis the role of an individual becomes more complicated. In Antigone, most of those themes are shown thus a single person’s influence or role on society is very small and complicated to attain. However in The Lottery the society has most of the control and there is not many signs of those characteristics so the role of a person is simplified because they are nothing compared to the society combined. Finally, in The Penalty of Death, there are signs of many of the themes but since it is the societies influence against that of an individuals, it is simplified because

How society is formed is a question that perplexes many, who decides how society is formed? Who has more power in society? How does one acquire more power in society? All these questions and many more are ones that social contract theorist like Rousseau, Locke and Hobbs have tried to answer. The ideas that arose from these theorists are the ones that have influenced many of the influential people like the Founding Fathers and hence these ideas can be seen in the Constitution today. The Constitution of the United States has been seen as the supreme law. It is what society is expected to abide by and follow and is seen as fair as it is said to grant the same amount of power and rights to everyone, but does it really? What social contract

True happiness is something every person strives for, but the ultimate question is, how do people find complete happiness in corrupt environments? There is corruption everywhere on the Earth whether people like it or not. Everyone has their own opinions on how just societies should be run, but can a perfect society ever be fulfilled? Unfortunately, not everyone has the same views, beliefs, and morals, therefore, not everyone can always be pleased with the way societies are run. However, happiness can be found no matter the situation, according to ancient philosophers Socrates and his son Plato. Even though unjust societies are unfair, people are still capable of living a happy life.