For Nonconformity The World Whips You With Its Displeasure Summary

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote, “ For nonconformity, the world whips you with its displeasure,” is incredibly significant in society both back when he wrote it and even today. People talk about diversity and how its okay, even encouraged to be different, but no one actually means the words they say. Back in the 1700s and even today, nonconformity has never been accepted. If someone doesn’t behave, look, or speak like everyone around them, they are seen as a tyrant or troublemaker, not a respectable activist. This quote teaches us to forget what society thinks and speak out anyway. Emerson always encouraged people to rely on themselves and their own thoughts, not the thoughts of others. No matter what you do in life, society is going to judge