The meaning behind conformity can be seen in a variety of ways. People who are left handed tend to get the brunt of it, the majority of the time. In the article, "Lefties Aren't Special After All" the author mentions how people starting from a young age in the 20th century, ended up having to conform into the world of right handed people. During the 20th century, lefties were forced to learn how to write with their right hand, instead of just naturally using their dominant hand which is their left hand. In many aspects being left handed in general, and the use of the left hand was seen in a very negative way in the 19th and 20th century.Left handedness is a way that lefties everywhere are basically being forced into the world of conformity, and a world where nothing changes, but stays consistent. During that time period, according to the article, lefties seemed to have more fear when it comes to the school environment. The reason that may come up is because of how teachers were forcing lefties to write with their right hand, and not promote or do anything at all with the left hand, which is believe to be the "hand for unsavory tasks". In my opinion being forced to write with my right hand if I was in a similar situation if anything should make a person feel stronger for having accomplished that task, rather than lowering their confidence. Being a lefty may have its ups and downs, but that is what makes a person unique. Although a person can't really choose which hand they right with most of the time, they can still be their own person. Now that we're in the 21st century, Left handed people don't have to go through the torture of conforming into a society of right hinders, and living in a society where no one knows what it is truly like to” live the life of the lefties”.
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