Farewell to Manzanar School and gender are two focal points in shaping an individuals' character outside of the home. At school, children see other children and how they look and act, oftentimes, for the first time ever. This is the beginning of peer pressure, kids strive to fit in and be liked by the other kids, which leads to them changing themselves to act in accordance with the majority. Gender roles are another part of fitting in at school. Boys want to fit in with other boys and girls want to fit in with other girls. In most societies, characteristics of boys, generally speaking, are physical strength, athletic ability, and seemingly endles