Self-Discovery

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How can self-discovery lead to revolt against government censorship to facilitate growth and maturity?
It is true that self-discovery can lead to revolt against government censorship which is evidence of growth and maturity. While revolt against government censorship is evident in today’s society, it is also prevalent in the world of literature. First, self-discovery through an individual’s place in society, can lead to revolt against government censorship which is evidence of growth and maturity. An individual’s place in society refers to the social position of an individual within society, and includes their occupation, family and role in the lives of others. The place of an individual in society, aides in the recognition of the social position which helps the individual observe the impact of their social position on the function of a totalitarian nation. For example, self-discovery through an individual’s place in society, can lead to revolt against government censorship especially in Ray Bradbury’s classic novel Fahrenheit 451 through protagonist Guy Montag and Mildred. Margret Atwood’s Canadian novel Oryx and Crake, is also a valid representation of self-discovery through an individual’s place in society, can lead to revolt against government censorship through Jimmy. Second, self-discovery through the actions of an individual to overcome conformity, can lead to revolt against government censorship which is evidence of growth and maturity. In a nation with authoritarian leadership, conformity, the behaviour is accordance to social conventions, stems from the strict submission to the authority due to the fear of punishment and social ostracism. An individual’s rebellion of governance through the struggle to overc...

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... of the manner of defeat, Lord Rama replies “‘[Vali] should learn to forgive and treat his people with respect’” and that Lord Rama’s duty is “‘. . .[t]o spread righteousness and punish evils through any means’”(Ramayana Vol. IV-268). Self-discovery through the process of the realization of an individual’s vocation in life, can lead to revolt against government censorship which is evidence of growth and maturity, especially through the necessity to violate of societal laws through the utilisation of unlawful principles to provide justice to a dictator. To conclude, self-discovery through the process of the realization of an individual’s vocation in life, can lead to revolt against government censorship which is evidence of growth and maturity, especially through the preservation of faith, the acceptance of knowledge and the necessity to violate of societal laws.

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