Outliers Malcolm Gladwell Quote Analysis
Austin Quattrocchi
Ms. Jones
10th Honors Literature
4 April 2014\
Exceptions
An Outlier is someone who stands apart from others in his or her group or profession by acting differently than others, and because of this they are successful. According to Gladwell, most people are incapable of becoming successful; Gladwell says this is because of the radically simple fact that some do not get the same chances and opportunities as others. It has more to do with a person’s fate than their intelligence in his or her field. The general idea of a population is that if a person puts enough time and hard work into something then there is no end to the possibilities to come. The global belief, with the exception of Malcolm Gladwell and his followers, believe that anybody can become successful and everyone has the same opportunity to do the same. This easily acceptable and arguably accurate idea is simply not true. Malcolm Gladwell, author of the popular and mind-altering novel Outliers, thinks otherwise. The main theme in Gladwell’s novel …show more content…
This quote plays a significant role in Paolini’s life and the success of his books. Paolini first started writing his first book Eragon when he was fifteen years of age. Eragon was meant to only be practice so that when he did actually write a book he would have some experience. The thought of a fifteen year old writing a best-selling novel was sure to be daunting to Paolini. After three years of many hours editing and plotting, Eragon was finally published. Sounds pretty easy doesn’t it? For Paolini, yes it was relatively easy, this was not true for many other writers at the time. Most well-written pieces of literature go through the heart breaking trouble of finding a publisher. This process can take months, even years. But for Mr. Paolini this was not the case. This opportunity that Paolini was exposed to undoubtedly makes him an
Ms. Jones
10th Honors Literature
4 April 2014\
Exceptions
An Outlier is someone who stands apart from others in his or her group or profession by acting differently than others, and because of this they are successful. According to Gladwell, most people are incapable of becoming successful; Gladwell says this is because of the radically simple fact that some do not get the same chances and opportunities as others. It has more to do with a person’s fate than their intelligence in his or her field. The general idea of a population is that if a person puts enough time and hard work into something then there is no end to the possibilities to come. The global belief, with the exception of Malcolm Gladwell and his followers, believe that anybody can become successful and everyone has the same opportunity to do the same. This easily acceptable and arguably accurate idea is simply not true. Malcolm Gladwell, author of the popular and mind-altering novel Outliers, thinks otherwise. The main theme in Gladwell’s novel …show more content…
This quote plays a significant role in Paolini’s life and the success of his books. Paolini first started writing his first book Eragon when he was fifteen years of age. Eragon was meant to only be practice so that when he did actually write a book he would have some experience. The thought of a fifteen year old writing a best-selling novel was sure to be daunting to Paolini. After three years of many hours editing and plotting, Eragon was finally published. Sounds pretty easy doesn’t it? For Paolini, yes it was relatively easy, this was not true for many other writers at the time. Most well-written pieces of literature go through the heart breaking trouble of finding a publisher. This process can take months, even years. But for Mr. Paolini this was not the case. This opportunity that Paolini was exposed to undoubtedly makes him an