Individualism In The Song Let Me Be Myself

In my Genetics class, we discuss the numerous outcomes possible when dealing with Genetics. Your DNA is something unique to you and it’s a part of you. Gregor Mendel’s laws of individual assortment and segregation, both aid in the process of making your DNA unique and allows for diversity. These laws are what makes you a one of a kind person, and your genetics determines you function. All of this allows you to be the only you, and express individualism.
The song Let Me Be Myself, by 3 Doors Down, really captures a person trying to move away from what others want him to be. The person within this song wants to be their own, unique person, not what everyone else is. They want to escape the harsh requirements that society places upon him
Gus’s previous coach had him as the kicker, which was not a good fit, but he was there only because of his size. The leader uses Gus’s individuality to their advantage when no one else has. He allowed Gus to find the positive side to his large size.
Johnny Cash’s quote describes his own individuality and how it has a special meaning. His black clothes allow him to express his feelings on different matters. His individualism is what makes him special.
Alexis De Tocqueville’s Democracy in America discusses how selfishness and other things take away your individualism. It also says that selfishness and individualism are similar. Selfishness is greedy and immature, while individualism is calm and mature. Also, people need to accept and understand their ancestors in order to be responsible and have individualism.
C. JoyBell C.’s quote discusses everyone is the same because we are all different. This took a while for me to wrap my head around but once I did, I loved this idea that ties into individualism. She also talks about people with different races and how they are like us because of how different they are. She shows individualism through a different light, and makes people think about