Blink vs. Outliers
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The biggest similarity between the two nonfiction books written by Gladwell is their critique of social norm and popular phenomena. In Blink Gladwell creates an attrition of the ideology that two clearly examine a situation one needs to spend hours looking into the specifics of it, but he refutes the idea and argues that the in the blink of an eye one can examine the situation more accurately. In Outliers he refutes the ideology that success is something innate and something natural. The overlapping consensus is that Gladwell has a tendency in critiquing social norms and popular phenomena. Gladwell has established himself as a critiquing writer and novelist. However the irony between the books is that blink is showing how much can be done in such little amount of time, while Outliers examines the necessity for hours of practice and specifically 10,000 hours of it.
Gladwell represents the new kind of writing. Nonfiction books in the past were establishing the poplar phenomena that is today, while Gladwell is now the one critiquing it. Many of modern non-fiction writers are trying to establish their own concepts of popular phenomena. Gladwell writes in a way to relate to an audience that is more vaguos in his storytelling like writing style. By leaving out citations and making the reader feel as if they are right there next to the person he's interviewing Gladwell can easily exude his ideas to a sympathetic reader. Gladwell isn't just adapting to this new writing that is building up cultural phenomena, he is the writer that tells a story and makes nonfiction "interesting".
Gladwell's style of writing loses the concept of informative nonfiction and goes into the depth that is storytelling. He treats an interview like a story, a list of statistics like a game, and a current event from years ago like its something happening right outside you door. His modern form of nonfiction writing appeals to many so many different versatile readings, and that's what allows him to establish his own sort of popular phenomena.
Gladwell represents the new kind of writing. Nonfiction books in the past were establishing the poplar phenomena that is today, while Gladwell is now the one critiquing it. Many of modern non-fiction writers are trying to establish their own concepts of popular phenomena. Gladwell writes in a way to relate to an audience that is more vaguos in his storytelling like writing style. By leaving out citations and making the reader feel as if they are right there next to the person he's interviewing Gladwell can easily exude his ideas to a sympathetic reader. Gladwell isn't just adapting to this new writing that is building up cultural phenomena, he is the writer that tells a story and makes nonfiction "interesting".
Gladwell's style of writing loses the concept of informative nonfiction and goes into the depth that is storytelling. He treats an interview like a story, a list of statistics like a game, and a current event from years ago like its something happening right outside you door. His modern form of nonfiction writing appeals to many so many different versatile readings, and that's what allows him to establish his own sort of popular phenomena.