Quiet Power by Susan Cain is a non-fiction book that illustrates the secret power of being introverted. The stories give us statistics and real stories to show us what introverts can do while being themself. It also talks about the challenge introvert and shy people would face, and give some advice to those who needed.
In the second lesson, we looked at expecting complexity, I give some examples of how introverts are being shamed of being who they are. I started some social issues that are shown in the text and possible themes on the first few pages.
As we read through the book, I soon noted that one of the central ideas author is trying to tell us is that: Introverts are often underestimated and misunderstood for their quiet, yet they have more power than they appear to be.
On the page below I give examples from this book of the author to prove her point.
As I read on, I notice that the author give example from her life experience. As an introvert herself, she has lots of experience of being shamed or humiliated as an introvert, the following notebook page shows one of the examples. It shows us the first time she felt bad to be quiet and forced to make changes to “fit in.” By this, she wants to tell us that because of the underestimated and misunderstood, introverts sometimes have to change themselves to fit what other people think is normal.
Then after finishing the book, I did some research on the dictionary definition of introvert, extrovert, and ambivert, and the author’s TED talk that she mentioned a lot in her book. I compare it to what she wrote in the book, how she felt nervous and anxious. Her speech shows a different perspective
Thank you for reading! Here is the link for the author’s ted talk:
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