Susan Cain’s nonfiction novel is about how introverts live in a world overpowered by extroverts. One out of five people consider themselves introverts, but some people who consider themselves introverts try to act like extroverts to fit in better with society’s standards. This nonfiction novel explains how since the early days of America, society has attempted to influence the way an individual thinks about his or herself. It uses forms of propaganda, peer pressure, and neurological drugs to change the way that people act. Cain supports her claim by using many examples on how introverts have been put below extroverts. Her examples are true stories shared by herself and the individuals surrounding her. Cain also differentiates between society’s …show more content…
For example, the advances in civil rights made by Rosa Parks, scientific theories discoveries made by Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton, and other modern luxuries: including The Cat in the Hat by Theodor Geisel and Google by Larry Page would not be accessible to the modern world without the help of these established introverts. Cain also discords the societal belief that introverts cannot do as well as extroverts in a business, educational, or competitive setting. Tony Robbins, an extrovert salesman, teaches a seminar called “UNLEASH THE POWER WITHIN” where he emphasizes how to act like an extrovert, how being an extrovert will increase one’s occupational success, and how being an extrovert can help one’s overall life. He uses many persuasively uplifting techniques to get someone to drop their idea of being an introvert to join him on the extrovert bandwagon. Cain uses Robbins as an example of the types of pressures set by society that introverts endure daily. She also uses the example of a Harvard Business school student who is cast off by his peers due to being an introvert in a mainly extrovert