Critical Thinking-timed writing #2

Jennifer Lewis Timed writing 2
Everyone has their own personal perceptions of what non-conformity and conformity are. What might be an acceptable way of life for someone might make another person angry or uncomfortable. The movie Lone Star is about a small town on the Texas Mexico border completely controlled by the sheriff. In the movie, it seems that most of the town was living a life of non-conformity.
Some people strive to live a life that is non-conforming. They try to be different from the society they live and want everyone to notice it. In the movie, there is a scene where two people are sitting in a booth, talking about marriage. No so out of place, except the man is white and the woman is black and this is southern Texas. From the conservation that is being carried on at the bar, this is not a common thing in their small town. The bartender commented to the sheriff how the previous sheriff would have warned them about how this type of thing may not be good. My perception of inter racial marriage is that people should marry who they love, no matter what the color. These two people choose to live a type of life that did not conform with the community they lived in, and they didn't try to hide it.
Hiding non-conformity seemed to be more common in the film. Sra Cruz was from Mexico. She tried to hide that by saying she was Spanish and always spoke English and wanted everyone who worked for her to speak English only. She called the Border Patrol on other Mexicans she would see crossing the border illegally, while she hired them to work for her. Sam and Pilar choose to be together, knowing they were half brother and sister. No one else knew except Sra Cruz, who was Pilar's mother. They had been hiding their relationship from her, thinking she wouldn't approve, but for the wrong reason. She knew that by them being together, it would be very non-conforming and a taboo in society. In the end, they choose to be together anyway, hiding their non-conformity. In time, what is a non-conformity may become acceptable to society.
Is it ok to kill someone to save another? The dead sheriff in the film, Sheriff Wade, was a horrible man who killed anyone he didn't like or who questioned his ways. He was killed by his deputy, Hollis, who by doing so, saved the life of a black man named Payne. I don't believe it is ok to kill anyone, but maybe in this instance it is. The discussion group seemed to have mixed feelings on this also. Some thought it was ok, others didn't. Everyone had their own opinions and their own personal reasons for their beliefs