They must be respectful, kind, kind, helpful and not lazy. I think if everyone woke up in the morning and started being happy, the day would be better. If everyone wasn't lazy and didn't get a job, we could eliminate most of the poverty in the United States. I think if the government didn't help pay these people who are too lazy to help themselves we might have a better place to live. Additionally, the perfect person should be happy to be alive, not depressed and wanting to kill themselves and everyone. In conclusion, there are many different ways to show that there are pros and cons to American individualism. In the stories that Poe writes, there is a lot of individualism because he was criticized for what he wrote but he continued to write. In "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "For Some Wiccans", he further shows the downsides of individualism. This shows that in today's society, if you are different, you will be rejected. I hoped you found this article interesting and that American individualism is