I used Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" and Etheridge Knight's "Hard Rock..." to exemplify how society standardizes all cultures to fit what just the "majority" deems acceptable and the price that is payed when people stand up for their individuality. Two other essays are cited as support. Obey Law, whether divine law or governmental, is needed in human society if order and structure are to be kept. In democratic America, the majority rules. Therefore, it has …showed first 75 words of 994 total…

…showed last 75 words of 994 total…Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane". James and Merickel. 125-126. "Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Too Equal Society". 26 Oct. 2002. <http://www.123 student.com/english/1452.shtml>. Nimroy, Joe. "Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane". 23 Oct. 2002. <http://www.collegetermpapers.com/TermPapers/Poetry/Hard_Rock_ Returns_to _Prison_from_the_Hospital_for_the_Criminal_Insane.shtml>. Vonnegut, Jr., Kurt. "Harrison Bergeron". James and Merickel. 109-113.