The Paralogical Of Leopard Man In The Sociology Of Leopard Man

There are many people that you would not like because of how they look and act. Many people may have the appearance or attributes of one of their parents, but few people look and act different from their parents or any form of human traits. As shown in the short stories “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “The Interlopers” by Hector Hugh Munro, the people are like animals because they and act different from other

The author, Logan Feys in his article, ¨The Sociology of Leopard Man¨, discusses the topic of society and being a nonconformist. He claims that people should be psychologically free and strong enough to live independently, leaving society and entering society on their own terms. He supports his claim by first comparing abnormal people and ¨normal¨ people. For example, in the article he states, “Plenty of weird people do have serious mental problems. But so do plenty of ¨normal¨ people.¨ (Feys 1). He then goes on to explain the dangers of conforming to society. ¨Conformity can be seen as the world's most common but dangerous psychological disorder. Living in society, we are under constant pressure to surrender our individuality to the will of

In the essay, “Sociology of Leopard Man”, Logan Feys talks about conformation and how people are being affected by it. The author introduces the idea of changing your feelings, looks, beliefs, or actions in order to fit in with a group. My opinion is that it is not a good idea. I believe that changing your personality is fine if you are doing it because you want to do it. If you are changing because other people in society are doing it, then I would say that it is wrong. They may be wanting to change because they want to be viewed by society as normal. Society forces individual people to conform to their beliefs. This is affecting people’s lives as it gives them more to think about when they are in public as they are worrying about what others think.

They may feel something that other people may not, or even feel differently about. For example, in the article “Being Misunderstood” by Lynne Soraya, the author summarizes her troublesome teenage life of ‘“[...] trying to find someone who will understand [her], but because of [her] life, [she] wind[ed] up having to give [people] a tutorial about how [she] act[ed] and why’” (Soraya Paragraph 2). This shows that an outsider like Lynne, own thoughts and perceptions that others might consider very strange or unpredictable. For instance, during her high school life, she always hung out with boy students. Other people viewed her as unusual and started to bully her because they thought she would instantly start dating one of the boy friends, when she explained they were only her friends and that she is a very shy person who’s not into teen relationships. This precisely exhibits the truth that people’s misunderstanding of an individual is caused by how different each person is and the society or group that they are in. One group may misunderstand someone for a particular reason, and another group may misconceive that same person for a different reason. An outsider who thinks in a different way may be subject to misunderstanding by people and

People would judge mostly anyone based on their actions or just how they look like. It’s important that people judge the actions of others instead of judging others because of their actions. Society claims that they will become better people, but they like the idea of it. In David Sedaris’ Us and Them, Sedaris himself learns that society is corrupted through the instances that his parents claim they will change for the better, and the Tomkey’s beliefs.

Why are people conforming to soctiety? In the article, "The Sociology of Leopard Man", by Logan Feys uses Tom Leppard as an example of both a conformist and non-conformist person. Tom Leppard also known as Leopard Man, is tattooed from head to toe, but he does not live among society. Instead he lives in the scottish wilderness, in a small and isolated cabin, away from people. In this article, Feys argues that some people change their appearance because they want attention. In my opinion, I agree with Feys when he argues that certain individuals change their appearance just to be notice by others around them. On the other hand, I disagree with the fact that Feys believes that all people change their appearance for the worst and not for the good.

In the essay, The Sociology of Leopard Man, by Logan Feys, he argues that individuality can be affected by the pressures that society puts on people. I thoroughly agree with that statement, but not for every situation. One reason why I agree with Feys is because he mentioned how often the pressures of society affect us and he was completely correct. Feys says “Living in society, we are under constant pressure to surrender our individuality to the will of the majority, the school, the workplace, the family, etc." (6) when he explains how many environments we are in every day that affect us and how we present ourselves. We feel the need to be professional and presentable when we are in the workplace, but when we are at school or with a group of our peers we feel like we need to conform to what everyone else looks like in order to fit in which is a result of these social pressures. This observation helps support my main idea by showing how common these social pressures actually are and how easily they slip

In our society everyone expects to be the same, however, no one is ever going to be the exact same. Everyone has different beliefs and different interests. Today people judge the nice stuff people can afford and the way people dress. In the story, “The Doll’s House”, there were two girls known as the Kelvey sisters and they were really poor. “They were dressed in “bits” given to her by the people for whom she worked” (Mansfield 203). Nowadays people judge you on appearance and if you are dressed sloppy you are more likely to be made fun of. If you cannot afford the up to date things people have a reason that they don’t want to talk to you. If you are wealthy you are more likely to be judgmental. Not all people are like this but it is known

To the ignorant and self-oblivious person, the true individuality of a man’s self is presumed through his ability to possess an apt and socially preferable state of mind. Quite ironic in fact—and if I’m not mistaken—the widespread consensus regarding human identity, is that it is at its most ripe, and fertile upon one’s inevitable decision to conform to the mass. Such logic is somewhat of a paradox-in-itself and if we deconstruct the meaning of the terms ‘conform’ and ‘individuality’ their contrast is vast, and their apparent use is irrational, therefore all aspects of the human mind remain complacent, and mundane to a certain degree that it erases any former beliefs of a unique human being. Rather, human personality is an

“Living in society, we are under constant pressure to surrender our individuality to the will of the majority, the school, the workplace, the family, etc.” (Feys, P.6). Logan Feys, the author of “The Sociology of Leopard Man”, states that society is persistently under pressure to change our individual likings, personality, change the way we look, etc. to feel accepted and approved by society. The desire to fit in and not be an outsider with social groups causes people to feel pressured and change themselves to fit in. Fey’s statement is correct that people conform with society to not be an outsider or avoid the fear of possibly being an outsider.

Do you wonder what it is like for people who are different? How their life is affected by others opinions and thoughts? “Society looks down upon freakish and extraordinary individuals alike and views them with suspicion… they especially fear loners, those mysterious creatures who pursue their own values…?” (par.4). This quote from, “The Sociology of Leopard Man,” can be true to some people because society does do this to people who are different. Many people can agree with this statement about society looking down on individuals with different thoughts. These individuals change their appearance to get attention and no matter what they do society will not like these individuals beliefs. These are reasons why society looks at them in a bad way.

The pressure from others make people feel guilty for being themselves and force them to change their true identities. In today's world, we are constantly faced with the impossible standards society has set for us. The thought of being looked down upon by peers is enough to make some conform and blend in with the crowd. In Logan Feys article, “The Sociology of Leopard Man” Feys explains to us, “Seceding from society, as Leopard Man has done, would certainly free is from social pressures. Leopard Man- unlike so many millions of people who are slaves to society's demands-is happy” (Feys 1). Leopard Man is leading a happier life away from the pressures of society. He is being who he wants and is truly happy, unlike many of us. Society has no hold on him and he is leading a better life because of

We fix our appearance, our homes, our cities, and about everything else. However, we as humans also have the contradictory idea that we should accept everyone for who they are. In our society, we even praise and romanticize the idea of standing out from the crowd. We

A person’s identity is influenced by how you view yourself and how society views you. In Jonathan Lykes poem This is a Siren, and the short story The Bear that Wasn’t by Frank Tashlin, both authors shine a light on how great of an impact society can have on an individual’s identity. Society has already established different stereotypes for each individual which causes everyone to perceive others in a certain way without truly getting to know them. This can cause an individual to change the way they perceive themselves in order to be accepted by society and to fit in it’s expectations of that individual. “This thing called perception, that gives people the opportunity for acceptation, or on the flip side, to be a circle of rejection…” (Lykes 2010) Here, Lykes talks about how we perceive each other can either make us accept one another or reject one another. However, in the end, it is up to the individual to decided if they are going

Many are different in their own ways, and they deserve to express themselves with ought being judged for it. In the article," The Sociology of Leopard Man," by; Logan Fey's, he argues that everyone should be able to express themselves with ought being judged for it. In agreement with Fey's argument, society should not consider people "freaks" for expressing themselves how they want to. This is why most people thy to "fit in" because they do not want to stand out; however, other might disagree by stating that," People only do it to get attention" Being a freak to society is being "different'', not normal.