The Law Of The Few Chapter 2 Summary

Chapter 2 titled “The Law of the Few,” changed my perspective on how I see people’s capabilities in society. This chapter of The Tipping Point introduces readers to three types of people, connectors, mavens, and salesmen. Gladwell tells the story of Paul Revere and William Dawes who set out to accomplish the same goal, but ultimately the success rate for Revere is much higher. Gladwell uses Paul Revere’s to exemplify exactly what it is that mavens do, which is providing change through information and ideology.
First off we are introduced to connectors, which in Gladwell’s perspective is “people with a special gift for bringing the world together” (Gladwell 38). Connectors are essentially people who have a large social circle and are good at

Someone present within my life whom I view as a connector is my mother. My mother who is a lawyer in Miami, does not only limit herself to the profession of law and the contacts that come with it. She is the type of person that knows someone everywhere, and this comes from her natural social skills and inclination to help others more than herself at times. My mother has law connections, business connections, and about any connection you can truly think of. These connections are vital not only to her, but to pretty much anyone that comes into contact with her. Gladwell states, “the point about connectors is that by having a foot in so many different worlds, the have the effect of bringing them all together” (Gladwell 51). My mother truly exhibits her role as a connector in society, one of the main examples as to how my