In Into The Wild, Chris McCandless is free to break away from social conformities. In class, we were tasked with an experiment to see if we could do so temporarily. The experiment I chose to carry out was option number 2, which was to either wear makeup if you normally don’t, or go makeup-free to school one day. I normally don’t wear any makeup, so I wore eyeliner and mascara to school last Friday, which was also the day band students had to dress nicely for our state competition. As a result, I was wearing both clothes and makeup that were very different from my usual style. People that I didn’t know- complete strangers- didn’t seem to react any differently to the makeup- more to my formal dress. I was wearing a plain but very professional looking dress with heeled boots (which made loud clicking noises, attracting attention) and that made me stand out from the crowd. However, people I knew or were friends with had mixed reactions. A few people from the colorguard and a couple friends said I looked nice. Others looked at me for a second as if they were slightly confused or surprised, but didn’t say anything. Honestly, I expected both reactions. During the ‘experiment’, I definitely felt like people were looking at me, which I both enjoyed and disliked. Attention is nice, but sometimes it’s not something you want. I felt like I had a lot of power (mostly because I was dressed professionally and my shoes were loud) but also very exposed, like people were looking right through me and judging me by my appearance. Personally, I wasn’t surprised by people’s reactions. Often when people change their appearance, people they are familiar with take notice. Meanwhile, people who haven’t cared before, still don’t care, unless it affects them or is especially noticeable. Based on the results of this experiment, I feel like I am ‘able’ to not conform, but I may not be fully ‘free’ to do so. I think this was a good experiment though, because sometimes people are too used to being inside their shells and need a reason or a nudge to break away from their comfort zones.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
McCandless Project
McCandless Project
In Into The Wild, Chris McCandless is free to break away from social conformities. In class, we were tasked with an experiment to see if we could do so temporarily. The experiment I chose to carry out was option number 2, which was to either wear makeup if you normally don’t, or go makeup-free to school one day. I normally don’t wear any makeup, so I wore eyeliner and mascara to school last Friday, which was also the day band students had to dress nicely for our state competition. As a result, I was wearing both clothes and makeup that were very different from my usual style. People that I didn’t know- complete strangers- didn’t seem to react any differently to the makeup- more to my formal dress. I was wearing a plain but very professional looking dress with heeled boots (which made loud clicking noises, attracting attention) and that made me stand out from the crowd. However, people I knew or were friends with had mixed reactions. A few people from the colorguard and a couple friends said I looked nice. Others looked at me for a second as if they were slightly confused or surprised, but didn’t say anything. Honestly, I expected both reactions. During the ‘experiment’, I definitely felt like people were looking at me, which I both enjoyed and disliked. Attention is nice, but sometimes it’s not something you want. I felt like I had a lot of power (mostly because I was dressed professionally and my shoes were loud) but also very exposed, like people were looking right through me and judging me by my appearance. Personally, I wasn’t surprised by people’s reactions. Often when people change their appearance, people they are familiar with take notice. Meanwhile, people who haven’t cared before, still don’t care, unless it affects them or is especially noticeable. Based on the results of this experiment, I feel like I am ‘able’ to not conform, but I may not be fully ‘free’ to do so. I think this was a good experiment though, because sometimes people are too used to being inside their shells and need a reason or a nudge to break away from their comfort zones.
In Into The Wild, Chris McCandless is free to break away from social conformities. In class, we were tasked with an experiment to see if we could do so temporarily. The experiment I chose to carry out was option number 2, which was to either wear makeup if you normally don’t, or go makeup-free to school one day. I normally don’t wear any makeup, so I wore eyeliner and mascara to school last Friday, which was also the day band students had to dress nicely for our state competition. As a result, I was wearing both clothes and makeup that were very different from my usual style. People that I didn’t know- complete strangers- didn’t seem to react any differently to the makeup- more to my formal dress. I was wearing a plain but very professional looking dress with heeled boots (which made loud clicking noises, attracting attention) and that made me stand out from the crowd. However, people I knew or were friends with had mixed reactions. A few people from the colorguard and a couple friends said I looked nice. Others looked at me for a second as if they were slightly confused or surprised, but didn’t say anything. Honestly, I expected both reactions. During the ‘experiment’, I definitely felt like people were looking at me, which I both enjoyed and disliked. Attention is nice, but sometimes it’s not something you want. I felt like I had a lot of power (mostly because I was dressed professionally and my shoes were loud) but also very exposed, like people were looking right through me and judging me by my appearance. Personally, I wasn’t surprised by people’s reactions. Often when people change their appearance, people they are familiar with take notice. Meanwhile, people who haven’t cared before, still don’t care, unless it affects them or is especially noticeable. Based on the results of this experiment, I feel like I am ‘able’ to not conform, but I may not be fully ‘free’ to do so. I think this was a good experiment though, because sometimes people are too used to being inside their shells and need a reason or a nudge to break away from their comfort zones.
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