Part 1 of Essay
George Armstrong Custer was a West Point graduate who became famous as a Civil War general and an Indian fighter on the Plains. He was a flamboyant but hardworking and faithful. He strove to be great, and he wanted to leave a place in history. He was popular because he accepted group standards and challenged no one's i ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... of selective obedience. He was always on the brink of dismissal, but he was able to control himself when it was necessary. Custer knew what he could get away with without being dismissed from the academy, and he enjoyed going to the edge but not over it. The fellow cadets loved Custer for his fun-loving and joking ways. Though Custer was frequently punished for his behavior, he understood why he was at the Academy, and wanted to make something of himself. At the Academy, Custer became a good writer. He ....