Within our societal realm, there exists a “tension between I, the spontaneous self, and me, social constraints within the self”, which represents the “crucial discrepancy between our all-too-human selves and our socialized selves” (Ritzer, 224). According to Erving Goffman, as members of society we suffer from such “tension” as a result of who we really are and who society expects us to be. The latter, referred to as the Performing Self, is comprised of three integral components: performance, creativity, and authenticity. In analyzing the Performing Self, we may beseech a most appropriate illustrator…Andy Warhol.
Central to Goffman and microsociology is the concept of skillful interaction and performance. Because observation and interaction are fundamental concepts in perspective, we strive to “impress” society with our “selves”, thus employing “props”, “scripts”, and “costumes” to perfect our images. Warhol is perhaps one of the most ideal......

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