Society As An Outsiders

The Outsider. The one who is looked down upon. The one who chooses to follow their own path, who is not afraid to challenge society. Although someone who does not conform to society faces isolation, harassment, or bullying, they will benefit from being their true selves. As Oscar Wilde once said so eloquently, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

In the story “Nightwalk” by Aleem Hossain, the narrator is considered an outsider. An outsider is someone who is, or feels, disconnected from society and the people around them. The narrator is an outsider because he is withdrawn from society. The narrator is withdrawn because he separated himself from the people around him.

An outsider is someone who is not accepted or is isolated from society. ‘Of Mice and Men’ is set in the 1930’s, where society considered many people as outsiders. During this period, many people were racist, sexist and prejudice towards disabled people. This is shown with several characters in the novel including Crooks, Curly’s wife and Candy who are all considered as outsiders in this novel, since they each had something that the society at that time were prejudice towards.

An outsider can be a person who does normally not fit in with the people around them, acknowledging that they are unique and special in their own way. Another way an outsider can be looked at as is “a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.” (Dictionary.com). With there being different meanings to the word outsider an actual outsider can be timid and absent to the people around them or they can be outspoken and persistent by any means necessary.

In Sherwood Anderson’s “Hands,” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily,” both authors introduced main characters who are alienated in their respective societies. In Anderson’s work, Wing Biddlebaum is an outsider because he wants to escape from his society since he has been accused of being a child molester. Similarly, in Faulkner’s work, Emily hides from society since the prying eyes of the people who see her gaze and oppression. In this way, both characters are outsiders in their communities by the people’s eyes on them.

What is an outsider? An outsider is a person who is not excepted by or is isolated by society. Have you ever been an “outsider”? Everyone experiences a situation where they weren’t able to fit in. The feeling of not being able to fit it is universal. Not everyone is the same and in certain situations you may not be able to bond with everyone. Everyone is focused on being judged or being the person who is judging someone. If you are not like everyone in your society group, those people don’t except you. Nowadays our society feels that if you aren’t up to people’s expectations, you are known to be an “outsider”. Being an outsider is universal because not everyone is social, not everyone can afford nice things and not everyone is popular.

Throughout history, countless individuals have broken the walls and boundaries set by his/her society. Martin Luther King Jr, Salvador Dali, Abraham Lincoln, Jack Kerouac, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mahatma Gandhi are just a handful of these rebels and change-seekers who have impacted societies and peoples worldwide. Whether it be art, social justice, or creative speech, each one of these individuals has established themselves through various outlets of action; and, have left their legacies weaved throughout the threads of this worlds history.

Are outsiders simply those who are misjudged or misunderstood? Whether outsiders are misjudged or misunderstood depends on whose perspective you view this question from. When you look at someone you are developing an opinion of them, and you may be misjudging them by deciding they are an outsider. While when you are the person being judged you feel that you are just simply misunderstood. You may have experienced one or probably both of these perspectives. Moreover to truly understand what it means to be an outsider you need to understand both of these perspectives.

An outsider is defined as “a person who does not belong to a particular group.” In the book, The Outsiders, many of the characters can be described as being an outcast from the social society. Ponyboy, Johnny, and Cherry are outsiders in this novel because none of them really fit into the groups that they’re “supposed” to be in.

No matter where one goes on this dismal chunk of rock, one will probably encounter an outsider. In high school lunchrooms there is always at least one poor, sad teenager who has the unlucky seat next to the trash can. In parks and school playgrounds there is always that one melancholy kid that provides a stark contrast from the joyful shouts and screams coming from the other playing children. The experience of being an outsider is an inescapable universal condition that can be caused through social class, appearance, or other factors.

In the short story, “A Rose For Emily” written by William Faulkner, there is a myriad of examples in which the theme of isolation and exclusion is implemented. Emily Grierson, the main character, is known to the town as old and alone. Emily inhabits the past and is not introduced to the town’s social norms. As the town began to industrialize, Emily’s residency has not evolved into the modern day world. The community continues to grow, whereas Emily begins to grow old in her forgotten home among the town, thus leading her into isolation and exclusion.

There is a lot of problems in this world today. I feel that not all of our problems will be fixed by humans, but we can improve something like racial equality, making sure people everyone can get a job to support themselves and their family also, keeping children safer at school. One of the issues that I would change in this government is racial equality. In today’s world people are scrutinized because the way the may look,act or talked. I feel that discrimination is everywhere in different countries and regions around the world .People usually finds someone different from them a bad person or they look at them in a negative manner. I feel we should look at everyone as a human not as a nationality and make everyone be comfortable in their own

Imagine a world where every person was just like you with the same interests, same tastes in music, food, books, even same views of society. It would seem like a perfect dream, a heaven even. However, what if other people came into that perfect society? What will happen then? How will the people in that society function with outsiders? There would be chaos and confusion. Now, apply that to our own world, our Earth. Realistically, there is no place where everyone is the same and thinks the same and acts the same. Our community is special. We have so many races, so many ethnicities, so many different people, all in this one city. Together, with each other, we learn about one another, even subconsciously. Our community works together and teaches us a realistic image of the world, teaches us the experiences and opinions of others, and teaches us life experiences.

Have you ever felt like an outsider? Well everyone feels the same. History was made and drastically changed by people who were once outsiders and outcasts. Einstein, De Vinci, Galileo, and more were all eccentric and outcasts in their childhood and even into their adulthood, they were considered outsiders. Being an outsider/outcast is a universal part of human experience because of individuality, human nature, and passion to become different from others.

Of the many social classes in Ancient Greece, the artisan was not highly respected. Despite the fact that the products of their labor were present in almost every aspect of Ancient Grecian life, the artisan’s role in society was often overlooked. With The Foundry Cup, the artist was able to relate his own work and that of other artisans to the age of heroes by creating a balance between the world of war and the world of craft in his work, and in doing so, elevate the role of the artisan in the eyes of the viewer. The Foundry Cup is a kylix, a cup for drinking wine at a symposium. Symposiums were casual, cheerful parties thrown by the aristocratic men in Ancient Greece. It was to these men the artist was trying to tell a message. The