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Does the loss of individualism
benefit the society as a whole?
Macy's Store : One of New York City' biggest store
Early 1940s
Go with Miss Cooper, here. She'll tell you what to do.
Exaggeration about the fact that everybody in this place is conformed to Macy’s rules and could all be the same person (lack of individualism and conformity in are society are criticized by Shirley Jackson.)
startlingly beautiful young woman
numbers
copying the girl next to her
Her last thought is vert ironic but a very good refelxion on our society.
...Right down this aisle, in dictionaries.
Even if 13-2246 had the right answer, the narrator assumes it was a guess because all the staff is probably as confused as she is and received the same training.
Comp.keep for ref. cust. d.a no. or c.t.no...
This is an extract of a book the main character was asked to read. It illustrates well how confusing the training is.
Conformity and Loss of Individuality
NOTHING!
Characters are easy to replace
Macy is a very big store in New York. 11 700 employees work there, which makes it almost an army. Do you think that the totally confusing training is done on purpose by the company because it’s the only way they can make sure that their employees are easily replacable?
Do you think that the loss of individuality is a beneficial or detrimental to our society as a whole.
Do you think that modern society still functions this why? If so to who's advantage?