Precis Article IV

Joshua Paris

5/09/09

Ms. Brown

Précis IV


Article IV explained the devastating realism of social rejection. Through this article it also informs the audience on how not only does the outcast who receives the social rejection finds it hard to make friends in general, but also can experience a life of loneliness. It is a harsh reality for the individual because the outcast wants to be just like the “in crowd.” With a definite collaboration between articles I, and IV we can see that temperance plays a role in this harsh cycle and the way they see the world and react to things around them. Some individuals are born with traits that are just different from other peers around them, and because of this they are treated different and do not have the same luxury of socializing and making friends as easy as others. As the article progresses, it not only shows how hard it is for the outcast, but gives some suggestions that may help make life easier for them. The last subject the article touches on is social acceptance. The danger of social acceptance is the disconnection from reality. Teenagers often go out to bully people that are not a part of the social acceptance, which can be anything from clothes and make-up to music and behavior, in order to defend their social "truth" and make sure the rest of the people agree with it. A social truth backed up only by a small acceptance, often breaks down and gets replaced by reality again; this is why people living by social truths get so addicted to their version of what reality is.