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Molly Writing 1320 February 29, 00 The Understanding of the ‘‘Meaning of Life’’ Robert N. Bellah a professor of sociology and his students wrote the “Meaning of Life.” Bellah’s main idea is the “Finding oneself means among other things, finding the story or narrative in terms, of which one’s life makes sense.” I believe that this is true. I think of life as everyone has his or her own story. They try to make sense of …

…individualism are true. If everyone did break free from patterns of copying others and learning from them, what would constitute whom we are? Overall I agree with all the statements because I compared them to my childhood and early adulthood in which I did all these things in order to find myself. Robert Bellah, Richard Madsen, William Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Steve Tipton. The Meaning of One’s Life. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**