Since the founding and establishment of the United States, the deeply rooted American ideology of individualism has compelled the nation to strive for autonomy and non-dependence. This ideology is summed up in the words of Walt Whitman: “A man is not a whole and complete man unless he owns a house and the land it stands on” (Jackson 50). However, the threat of dependency and socialism in the early 20th century resulted in a nation's conformity after World War II, reaching its peak during the Eisenhower era in the 1950s. The creation of the National Housing Act and then the GI Bill, inspired belief that it was possible to achieve the American dream by increasing demand for mass-produced affordable housing and extravagant lifestyles. More importantly, politically influenced television propaganda and legislation produced not only a culture of femininity and masculinity, but also of homogeneity. This has led to the manufacturing of an artificially paranoid, decadent and deluded society. Richard Yates' book "Revolutionary Road" (1961) and Todd Haynes' film Far From Heaven (2002) reflect these socially constructed elements. In this essay, we will examine how the works depict the government-influenced feminization of women, the empowerment of masculinity, the popularization of the man-organization, and the exclusion of undesirable individuals in the suburbs. First, in Yates' book "Revolutionary Road," college graduates Frank and April Wheeler take advantage of the economic situation of the 1950s to live the American dream, but in doing so, she compromises her dreams of individuality. Frank, a World War II veteran, is one of many service members eligible for favorable home loans and education benefits through the GI Bill. The federal government created the GI...... middle of paper ......n_frame=0&search=frank&search ode=noneClark, Geoffrey and Dewitt, Henry "An Interview With Richard Yates". Plowshares. Issue 3, 1972. Web. April 21, 2014. https://www.pshares.org/read/article-detail.cfm?intArticleID=9523Executive Orders. National Archives. Internet. April 20, 2014. http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/10450.htmlFar From Heaven. Real. Todd Haynes. Focus Features, 2002. DVD. Friedan, Betty. The feminine mystique. New York: WW Norton, 1963. Print.Jackson, Kenneth T. Crabgrass Frontier: America's Suburbs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. Print. Yate, Richard. Revolutionary road. 1961. Reprint. London: Vintage, 2007. Print.Veteran Benefits Administration. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Last updated December 26, 2013. Web. April 19, 2014. http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/history.asp