There are pressures faced to give into the conformity of others. Some give in, some do not. The novels "Brother Dear" by Bernice Friesen and "Initiation" by Sylvia Plath similarly relate the characters Millicent and Greg through their pressures faced by others. Both of these characters develop from conformity to individuality and face pressures to conform to other people's ideas. The novels "Brother Dear" by Bernice Friesen and "Initiation" by Sylvia Plath differ with respects to the characters pressuring Greg and Millicent to conform.

Greg and Millicent conform to the ideas of others at the beginning of the novels "Brother Dear" by Bernice Friesen and "Imitation" by Sylvia Plath. Millecent conforms to the idea of being part of the elect. A select group of girls at her school.

"What girl at Lansing High would not want to be in her place right now? Millicent thought, amused. What girl...