Isn T Everyone A Little Bit Weird Robbins Analysis

Naomi Drinkard Mrs. Ritz ELA II 17 Oct, 2024 Outsiders/Outcasts Essay Is being different a strength? Being different is a strength. In the stories “Isn’t Everyone a Little Bit Weird” and “Revenge of the Geeks” by Alexandra Robbins, both show that being different is a strength, not a weakness. In Robbins “Revenge of the Geeks”, she uses successful people that have been looked at differently in the past for their differences, but have overcome that and used their uniqueness as a strength in their life. For instance, “Taylor Swift’s classmates left the lunch table as soon as she sat down because they disdained her taste for country music. Last year, the Grammy winner was the nation’s top-selling recording artist.” (Robbins 225). Robbins uses the
So she didn’t let “fitting” bother her. Without people being different, there would be no progress on Earth, and there wouldn’t be anyone thinking outside the box to make new stuff for us to use. Robbins admits that the most successful people think differently, that’s why they are successful and changing our world each day. She writes: “Adults tend to be mature enough to recognize that there would be no progress— cures for diseases, ways to harness new energy sources— without people who are different. Successful scientists think distinctively.” (Robbins 226) This shows that thinking differently should not be something to be bullied for but instead praised for. Without the opportunity to think differently, everyone would be thinking the same way, and no progress would be made. Taylor Swift and other successful people were treated differently for their uniqueness, but still overcame that obstacle and are now successful and inspiring many others. In the other text, “Isn’t Everyone a Little Bit Weird?” the author uses Benjamin Franklin as an example of an odd person still being