Have you ever been the third person on the sidewalk when there's only space for two? What about being interrupted while talking and feeling invisible? Well, you are not alone. Everyone has experienced being an outsider or a friend left out. Therefore, the experience of being an outsider is universal.
One reason the experience is universal is because of parents. Parents sometimes contribute to children being mean to others. According to “The Dolls House” by Katherine Mansfield, they say “Your ma told our ma you wasn’t to speak to us” (Mansfield 206).
This shows that kids repeat things they hear their parents say. When a child comes up to another child saying something like that, it makes them feel left out. When something like this is said it makes other
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According to “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, he says
“For the first time he became one of us” (Hurst 430). Hurst suggests that being an outsider can also be trying to fit in. In the story, Doodle has a birth deficiency and is always spending his time trying to be “normal.” He does not fit in until he does something the rest of his family can do... walk. Another example is moving to a new school and not knowing anyone. You must try and fit in with a new group of people. This proves that trying to fit in somewhere you do not belong makes you an outsider.
Others defer by saying that being an outsider is not universal. In other words, only some people may experience being an outsider. Some also say that the ones bullied in school grow up to be losers. That is false information. According to “Revenge of the Geeks” by Alexandra Robbins “The differences that cause a student to be excluded in high school are often the same traits or skills that will serve him or her well after graduation.” This proves that everyone may feel excluded in high school, but eventually, it pays