Everyone wants to fit in. They don’t want to draw attention to themselves, and just carry along blended so they don’t get called out for who they are. Nowadays conformity is so common due to the fact that society has outlined some stereotypes for women, men, and many other groups of people and if one does not belong in a prescribed group, he or she receives criticism and in addition to the downgrading commentary, the stereotypes personally hinder him or her from what he or she wants in life. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, conformity is a prominent issue as Janie, the main character, is constantly oppressed as a result of her “heretical” actions and desires, which essentially show how one can only achieve happiness by
