1. Individualism and Immersion in Western Life
In John Donne's epigraph, "No Man is an Island": "No Man is an island; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of main." Donne expresses the idea that humans can only survive within a community instead of living alone by himself or herself. ... In the chapter "Living Together VS Going It Alone," Richard Nisbett finds the Asians tend to have similar opinions as John Donne. ... In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, the behaviors of individualism and collectivism magnifies on George, who is the main character in the book. ... While John Donne still disseminated "No Man ...
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