Sociology Of Leopard Man Analysis

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Unique: being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. Logan Feys, author of “The Sociology of Leopard Man”, writes about someone who does not find comfort in the attention of society, but chooses to live his life in somewhat of solitude. Tom Leppard, is a man who is tattooed in leopard print from head to toe, he enjoys his life and doesn’t care about what outsiders think of his choice. The author continues to talk about how society pressures others to change to fit in and how it can damage their psyche. Feys is not completely correct when he says “To be human is to be an individual human, with individual tastes, talents, values, and aspirations that are distinct from those of others. Living in society, we are under constant pressure …show more content…

We adapt likes, dislikes, opinions, and tastes from the people around us, we even start acting like the people around us subconsciously. Feys stated that “being around people and their creations can be worthwhile,” (par. 9) which is true, because it allows you to further develop the way that you think on certain topics, it gives you a wider perspective when you hear what others think. If someone is talking to you about one of their interest and you discover you have interest in that as well, you are not an individual you now are in a group of people share this interest. This isn’t a bad thing, you found something that you enjoy, being human is having common ground while still being able to think for yourself. I like pop music and I like certain fashion trends, because of this I get called basic, i’m just like every other teen girl in my school. Even so, I don’t wear everything deemed popular or listen to every song played on the radio. If I don’t like it I won’t wear it/listen to it, I still hold my ground, If I do enjoy something i’m going to wear it/listen to it, even if everyone else is too. If everyone was the same no new opinions could be made, but if everyone was different we wouldn’t be able to connect with one

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