Every individual wants to be independent, and create a life of their own. In the article, “Racial Formation in the United States,” Michael Omi and Howard Winant argue the definition of race, and the political influence on racial differentiation on an individual’s mindset. Omi and Winant condemn that race is noticed and spoken on an individual’s first encounter with someone. The authors imply that hegemony politically constructs racism, and differentiation of opinion amongst individuals. In the next article, “Constructing Ethnicity: Creating and Recreating Ethnic Identity and Culture,” Joane Nagel points out that ethnic identities keep on changing, as we move through the daily routine, and meet different individuals in life. Nagel states that immigrants could form new ethnic groups, or be a part of the existing ethnic identities. In the, “Bread Givers,” Anzia Yezierska asserts that individualism is the only way one can survive in America. The main character of the novel, "Sara Smolinsky," does not get crushed down by her father, Reb’s domination, and old-world values. Sara runs away from her father’s house to be independent and educate herself. The novel revolves around how Reb does not work, and traps his daughters for their hard work and money. It also illustrates how Reb, an orthodox and religious Jewish father, rejects the lovers of his three daughters, and marries them to worse individuals. All three authors connect that individuals can not be dominated by others, and ethnic identity can be reconstructed with change to a better situation. Hegemony is the domination of one social class of individuals, towards other individuals. It is ruling over their ideas and culture, without their consent. Political conflicts gives rise to hegemony. In the novel, Reb Smolinsky would govern his 4 daughters on the basis of the religious Torah. Here Omi and Winant explain that, “There are no clear boundaries between these regions of hegemony, so political conflicts will often invoke some or all these themes simultaneously. Hegemony is tentative, incomplete, and 'messy,'" (Omi and Winant 68)