Successful Outliers

Entrepreneurs are worshipped for their vast knowledge and achievements and often times, their contributions to society are praised and greatly appreciated. However, most of these successful individuals are not successful simply because of how creative or unique they are, but mainly for other reasons that are not seen at a first glance. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers, he writes that the success of these achievers is actually dependent on their upbringing, and the factors that made them who they are. His opinion remains true as most if not all successful people are really just ordinary people who had advantageous circumstances, favorable backgrounds, and the will to do hard work.
Most successful individuals or groups are not successful
The social ranking has a profound impact on how one will be able to interact with others and get their way in life. “The middle-class parents talked things through with their children, reasoning with them. They didn't just issue commands. They expected their children to talk back to them, to negotiate, to question adults in positions of authority( Gladwell 103). Middle class parenting style teaches the children how to properly converse with others and make them see eye to eye whilst still being respectful, meanwhile the upper class is more about just doing everything for the child and the lower is letting them grow naturally. An example of the middle class parenting style is Robert Oppenheimer. He grew up with his parents teaching him how to deal with others and subtly demand what he wanted. Oppenheimer is what one would consider a genius, and even though he grew up being fed with a silver spoon, he was still unstable and even tried to kill his tutor. However, he was basically let off with a warning due to how he could talk his way out of a situation. This is an example of how family stature plays an impact because at home, he learned how to communicate and deal with others, which helped him in court. He was then able to become the head scientist of the Manhattan project, again because he was able to persuade others to do what he wished. Had he been