<p>What motivates people to change?</p>
<p>People change all the time. As they grow older and move to different places, they change. People are motivated to change by their surroundings and their own goals. Examples of these motives can be seen in the American urbanization of the 19th century and the Invisible Man.
During the urbanization era, factories were blooming and cities were growing. Many rural Americans and immigrants alike move into the cities looking for jobs. Entering into a new surrounding, they were forced to adapt and change in order to survive. Some learned to read so that they could work safely in factories. Others learned to cope with the urban housing, which was very cramped and filthy compared to rural ones. Immigrants had to change their lifestyle, learn a new language, and adapt to the American culture. Those unable to change were left to die in the fast-paced cities. Thus, in order to survive in the cities, people changed.
People can also be motivated to change by their own goals. In Invisible Man, the narrator at first was content with his inferior position in society. He was educated, so he thought he would do well in society. However, he soon learned about racist America and how the Blacks were treated unfairly. At this point, he sets a goal to bring equality to America. With this goal in mind, he changes. He begins to use his education to speak out to the Black community and telling them to coalesce together and fight for their rights. His mentality changes from a satisfied perspective into one that is willing to fight with all his might in order to win equality. His goal causes him to change.
Surrounding and goals are just two examples of how people are motivated to change. Without change, society would lack behind, and we would not be able to see the 21st century that we are in today. Thus, change is an inevitable and auspicious aspect of life that makes who we are.</p>
<p>i think i might have overstretched the examples a bit to fit the thesis. any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>