Clover The Nonconform In Animal Farm

Clover the Conformist vs. Sojourner Truth the Nonconformist

Conformity is following the masses without first asking why and seeing if it is the best option for yourself. In the book Animal Farm, a lot of the character dealt with choosing to either conform or nonconform. Clover a horse, in the book decide to conform and to question herself. She faced critical repercussions. In life, their is always a battle on whether to conform or not. Sojourner Truth is one of the many Americans to stand up for what is right, and nonconform.she spoke her mind and the truth about how she felt on a plethora of topics such as women's rights and civil rights. Sojourner Truth faced minor hardships, but they were worth it in the end. The nature of conformity for
Clover went with whatever her leaders said, even if she thought she remembered differently. In the book Clover thought she remembered that the commandments had a rule against beds, so she went to the wall where they commandments are. “ “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets” page number she announced finally clover had not remembered that fourth commandment mentioned sheets; but it was there on the wall it must have done so”. This quote shows how even though she knew she remembered differently, she didn’t question what the wall said. She figured it was her who forgot the last two words instead of thinking that the pigs changed the rule. Clover still didn’t say anything as this happens over and over again. The pigs even change the biggest and most important commandment, and clover doesn’t oppose it.“But it appears to me that that wall looks different. Are the Seven Commandments the same as they used to be, Benjamin?” For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now, except a single Commandment. It ran: ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS”. Even though clover knew that the commandments were changed, she still didn't stand up to Napoleon. Clover just saw the change and didn’t stand for what she knew was wrong. She didn't question it. It this cause problem in the long run for
She stood for something and she let the world know what it was. Sojourner Truth was an activist, she fought for freedom, civil rights, and women's rights. Sojourner Truth went against societal norms. She believed everyone should be free, and that the color of your skin shouldn’t matter, and whether you're male or female you should be treated fairly. Sojourner Truth was a public speaker, she spoke about women's rights all over the world. "If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again!" Sojourner truth said this at women’s right convention in Ohio on May 29,1821. Sojourner truth had a gift with words, and she used it to nonconform and get her point across. She also used this gift to talk about equal rights. "Children, who made your skin white? Was it not God? Who made mine black? Was it not the same God? Am I to blame, therefore, because my skin is black?"Sojourner truth used god as a way to show what was wrong with society. She’d said things like this quote to appeal to people religiously. Also being a religious person, and knew God created all men and woman, black or white equal. She was a nonconformist because she challenged the society by saying equality is for all when the majority of people thought that white males were superior to all especially a black female. Sojourner truth