Ever do something stupid to impress someone? Throughout a person?s life they will do something very ignorant or say something very stupid hundreds of times. Most of the time it is because they are trying to impress somebody or change their ways to make someone or others accept them. The story ?Haunting of Hill House? has great examples of people changing just to fit in. The author Shirley Jackson, who died in 1965, was one …showed first 75 words of 1274 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1274 total…story was Eleanor. Other people?s views lead her to lie about her past. Their views also lead her to forget her fears and roam Hill House alone. Finally they also caused her to be open and honest. It is important to our society to have people who criticize and judge others, although it may not seem like it. This criticism can help people become stronger individuals. What does not kill us, makes us stronger.