As teenagers we are only beginning to realize how malleable we have been in our opinions and understanding of Society, throughout our entire lives until this point. Friends, family, and community influence our views on the social characteristics of the world by the situations and people they bring us into contact with. As demonstrated in both Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and "The Baker's Story," society puts up certain boundaries, such as religion and race onto characters coming from different cultures. Examples of these restrictions and biases can also be found in my own life. Changing your views on society from those you were brought up with is very difficult as often it requires you to go against what you know and not be afraid of difference. As you grow so does your idea of how the social order of the world fits into your personal ideals of society.
             "I ask Percy why he didn't like black people meddling with his food in public places. The question throw him a little. He stop and think and say, "It don't look nice." ("The Baker's Story," Pg 174) Peoples view of racial and social class differences aren't something they are born with but instead something that develops over a period of time. Through experience comes knowledge of the workings of society and how to attempt to live peaceably with others who are different from yourself. In "TBS" Young Man learns with time that though people may not be directly racist there are still so many underlying prejudices in society that he did not realize even he possessed them. "And it was only then that the thing hit me... when black people in Trinidad go to a restaurant they don't like to see black people dealing meddling with their food... every race have to do different things." ("TBS" Pg 172) Young Man recognizes this as being wrong but is not able to change either his or Percy'...