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It is difficult for a person to go against the group they are in because they don't want to be judged or shunned from their group. They have been socialized and molded by this specific group so leaving is difficult. They don't know anything else.

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The factory officials didn't recognize the Bear for what he was because he didn't fit in with the standards of society. He wasn't in the forest or being held captive like in the zoo or circus.

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I think I have. It's hard not to be something that people are telling you you have to be and are urging you. Social media is especially a factor in identity with influencers telling you what you have to be, believe, and look like. It's a struggle but I have been able to keep my independence. You just have to push past it and remind yourself of who you are.

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Tashlin is suggesting that individuals with more power can have a stronger influence in dictating the identity of the other individual. The people will less power get overcasted by the individuals with a great status/power can go along with the higher up individuals surrounding them.

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Tashlin is suggesting that a person can view themselves as one thing, but society can put different labels on the person and completely morph them into something else.

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It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory because each time he encountered someone and tried to tell them he was a bear, they would shoot him down and tell him he was something else, a man that needed to shave. He didn't fit into the identity of a bear because he was either in the factory, not wearing a circus outfit, or wasn't in a cage.

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People dont want to face backlash for being against a group, they dint want to be seen as "different" or "weird."

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People are willing to change things about themselfs in order to fit in a group.

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The factory officials didnt recongnize the Bear for what it was because it did not "fit" the expectations of being a bear.

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It is difficult for people to go against the group because they don't want to be judged or be seen as different.

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The need to be apart of a group influences people not to make decisions for themselves and make decisions based off of what everyone else is doing.

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I have never really experienced anything like that.

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The bear was convinced he was not a bear which resulted in the bear no longer its self.

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People change themsleves just to fit in society and fit in people standards.

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Have not expirienced something similar.

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It is difficult for people to go against a group due to the fear of being seen as an outcast and being seen as different.

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They did not reconizge the bear because of the environment. Also because he was not in a zoo or circus so they thought that was not normal which they also saw him as a worker.

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Not wanting to be an outlier to society, we often will change aspects in how we act or think around groups of people in order to fit in.

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I feel like everyone wants to fit in but no matter what it feels weird to be part of the minority, even if you're right.

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I have not really experience similiar to the bear

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The factory workers didn't realize the bear was a bear because the bear didn't fit their expectations of a bear.

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I believe that the environment of the factory had influence over why the factory officials did not recognize the bear. Seeing it as out of place that the bear wasn't at a zoo or circus so he must not be a bear.

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People that have more power are mostly to be believed than someone who has less power. Having power shows alot and a person can think you have mor experience.

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The author shows how larger groups are more powerful people and they can control someones self.

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They didn't see him as a bear because he didn't "fit" the mold of a bear. He wasn't in a cage or a circus. He was still a bear just pushed out of his mold because the forest around him was destroyed.

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Tashlin is suggesting that an individual view themselve differently and society can change basically impacting them. This change the person

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If you go against a group you were a part of, you tend to lose the respect of others and you gain distrust with the people you surround yourself with.

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The people with the higher status such as the president and the first vice president convinced the bear more.

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The factory officials didn't recognize the bear as one because he didn't fit the definition of bears in a society like being in the circus or in zoos and being locked in a cage.

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I've experienced something similar and it's hard to just be yourself when it feels like everyone around you has an issue with it. But it's important to know who you are.

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They only saw him as a worker and someone that would be helpful to make them successful. someone that they could boss around when needed.

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Going against the majority means you loose the support and respect of said group. For human beings, being respected and liked is of utmost importance.

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It's hard to go against a group because one person can't defend themselves against 5 people.

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our need to be a part of a group is very primal (animalistic) so when told that we don't, we feel very panicked, which heavily influences our actions, making us do anything and everything to prove that we do belong

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It was hard for the bear because people saw him as just a bear and that he did not belong there. His appearance reallt made society saw him different.

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The title "the bear that wasn't" means and shows that after everyone telling him he was not a bear but a man, in the end, he believed everyone around him and thought "I wish I was a bear" meaning everyone around him changed how he saw himself.

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I have struggled with driving, at times during my lessons I've felt like I wasn't going enough at driving though some instructors and that's had given doubts on my ability to pass my test.

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I have experienced a situation similar to the bear where I have been told that I can not do something because of my disabilities and have been able to go above and beond others peoples expectations. It really depends on the situation if I am able to maintain my independence or had to ask for help to advocate for myself.

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People may change parts of themself that make them unique in order to be a part of a larger group. Sacrificing individuality for acceptance.

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The desire to fit into a certain clique or group can affect one's actions. People will change in order to have a part in something.

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The factory officials did not believe he was a bear because he did not fit their vision of a bear, which would be in a zoo or a circus.

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I dont think i have ever experienced the problem the bear had.

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I have and it was a little hard to maintain independence but I got through it

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They don't see him for who he is as an individual, rather as a worker who can contribute to their company.

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People will change anything about them just to fit in with a certain group.

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The author is trying to state that society says things that try and convince you to believe your something when you dont fully know what you are.

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I have not experienced a similar problem to the bear, but it differently seems like something that goes on with different communities and etc.

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It is hard for them to go against the group because if there are a lot of people saying something different then the many outweigh the few

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The "bear" is no longer a bear at the end of the story, as he is conditioned to believe the labels given to him.

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The author is showing the more power we give someone in our minds the easier it is to be manipulated. The bear continued to say he was a bear when talking to those "lower" on the status scale but then those higher in power insisted and forced him to work, he had convinced himself he was no longer a bear.

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The author shows that living in a society, larger groups and people have more power over an individual and can shape them to what they want them to be.

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I think that the factory officials did not want to believe the bear because if he was a "real bear" he would be in the zoo or the circus.

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Similar to the bear I am hairy and out of place.

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People will change themselves if they want to fit in with a certain group.

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The more powerful the person or group the more likely someone is to see that individual or groups statment as truth and that it can't be changed.

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everyone kept telling him he was a silly man and not a bear.

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The title "The Bear That Wasn't" suggests that the bear wasn't really a bear simply because of what society told him.

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the factory officials didn't recognize him as a bear because they have predetermined biases of what it means to be a bear (being part of a circus or a zoo) and when he didn't fit into those boxes, they assumed he must not be a bear

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our need to be apart of a group affects our actions because humans want to be apart of a group to feel validated.

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I have not.

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The title means that he was a bear at heart and on the outside but the people thought he was just a silly man and thus made him not a bear, hence the name "The Bear that Wasn't" He was a bear but society said he wasn't

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Larger groups or more powerful individuals can subconsciously control an individual's sense of self.

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He is suggesting that individuals may view themselves as one way but society can put labels on them that society thinks is right.

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The author is showing that the more powerful people have more influence/ power over the others.

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I have not experienced a similar problem

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It became harder for the bear to identify himself because people were telling him he was not a bear which he began to believe.

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In a way I can say I relate to the bear. Society has shaped me in some aspects but not all. Despite this, I have still maintained individuality.

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It is difficult for a person to go against a group because of the many people telling them the same thing so it must be right.

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An individual can start to think about themselves as a totally different person because of the people around them who tell them "who they are" rather than following themselves and only themselves.

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Because conformity is easier to do and non conformity is something that could burn many bridges in your life. people are afraid of non conformity.

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An individual may change or lose their perception of themselves as the people they encounter label them.

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Tashlin is suggesting that powerful individuals and groups shape those with less is by having a popular consensus that others with power agree with so that those with less power are deemed wrong by popular opinion.

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People want to be apart of a group in order to fit in or belong, and by wanting this, people will change themselves to fit in more with that group.

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The author is suggesting that people can and will change due to the fear of seeming strange and society telling them what they can and can not do.

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Tashlin is trying to show the reader that when society continues to clash with what someone believes to be their identity it can have a negative impact on that person and what they believe. The bear was so sure he was a bear until he was pushed into the mold of a "man who needed a shave."

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I don't think I have experienced something similar to the bear.

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He was ignored because people viewed him very different because he was a bear and saw him as he belong to the zoo. So basically his appareance had a huge affect on him

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Tashlin is suggesting that people who have more power for example be the Vice pres. or the general manager has more power than the bear because they had a better title. They talked down to the bear and pushed him to work. This shows the different between social status and the unfair respect.

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The officials do not believe that the bear is a bear because they think that if he was a bear he would be in a circus or at a zoo.

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Tashlin is suggesting that more powerful people have more influence over others.

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It is hard for people to go against a group because people think the group holds more power than the individual making it hard for people to go against it.

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I have experienced something similar to the bear and it is difficult to maintain independence.

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The author is showing that the society can influence how people view themselves. Whether it is true, the people will believe anything that society is telling them.

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when we're conditioned to have respect for authority, we do that subconsciously, so the bear seeing all of these important people telling him something different made him question himself

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The individuals with more power shape the ones with less power because they have more influence on the lower ones. The people with less power believe the ones in higher power because they are of a different status and must be right

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Tashlin is suggesting that people will try to fit the role society pushes on them.

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the more authority you have over someone, the more influence you will have as well.

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To want to be in the group your morals can be looked over to go with the rest of the group you're following.

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I have not experienced a similar situation as the bear.

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It became harder for him as he moved through the bureaucracy because each time he was told he was not a bear the harder it was to believe that he was a bear.

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I think everyone has been influenced and changed by society in all different ways, some drastic and some not.

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In the story, countless officials of higher status are constantly telling the bear he is something he is not to the point where he eventually believes it. This is an example of how Tashlin suggests how individuals of higher status can shape the identity of those with less power.

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People at the factory gaslighted him into believing he was a human. Deconstructing his identity and reconstructing it into something else.

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Tashlin is suggesting that society often labels people for who they are, but in the end it's up to the individual to truly define themselves for who they are.

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They are suggesting that society shapes a person and tells them who they are, and the individual has no chance of changing that because society believe themself and not the individual

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Tashlin is suggesting that the more power you have the more influence you have on others.

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People will be more likely to believe people with more power and authority rather than people with less, believing that because they are so powerful they must be right.

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Tashlin suggested that if people tell you who you are supposed to be enough time, you will start to believe it for yourself.

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It's difficult to go against the group because for a while it's like you're on your own

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He found it difficult to keep the identity of a "Bear" because when everyone around you continues to go against what you believe to be true, eventually you'll believe they're right. That's why he settled on working in the factory.