Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Societal Subservience - Lack of Individuality

            Subservience is a necessary part to living. Without subservience there would be no social order and the world would be chaotic. The actual definition of subservience implies unquestionable following, but this is the downside of subservience. This is giving up yourself to powers greater than you. What is important is the ability to retain yourself in subjugating circumstances in an effort to get by or improve your lot. The only system that lacks theoretical subservience is communism. Here you are still a slave to your fellow workers and those who are placed above you and deem that you must give yourself up for the communal good. Other forms of government or societal layering also require subservience, which in turn is how we have ordered structure and boundaries. What is ideal in this effort is using your retained personable ideals to deem when it is necessary to break away from the power in which you follow to something you assume is better. This is what Wright pursues in his forced working in the South. He builds up until he can move north. On a larger scale it may seem whimsically anarchist to say that any upset individual wronged by the system can upturn society, but this cannot be done by oneself. In a world where a large group is wrongfully subjugated or has supporters can change be initiated on a large scale.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Patricio--

Smart Stuff. But really, I liked your idea about how the world would be absolutely chaotic if no one was subservient. I did not think of this before. I also though you made a good point when you talked about the different types of governments being subservient. Good job!

-Erin