Susan Cain Introverts

The Relevance of Introverts in Our Society Susan Cain, an introvert, wanted to delve deeper into what it means to be an introvert and why they are so undervalued. In today’s society, we have what is called the “extrovert ideal” which values people who are confident and seemingly extroverted, rather than quiet, secluded persons such as herself. In her novel, Quiet; The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, countless amounts of research, interviews, and other resources are used to explain the meaning of introverts and argues their importance in today’s society. What is an introvert? This question is addressed countless times in the novel. Cain focuses on people understanding what an introvert is before she dives into why they are undervalued but needed in society. She uses many different definitions and ideas from various psychologists to define extroverts and introverts which gives the reader a very firm but flexible definition that they can draw

Cain, being an introvert herself, focuses on more of the introverted positives and extroverted negatives. Being an extrovert doesn’t automatically mean that you can not be caring or humble or listen to others and being introverted doesn’t always mean that you are not selfish or careless or daring. Cain often put extroverts and introverts on opposite poles when in reality there is a spectrum of different mixes. Someone is not always fully introverted or extroverted but rather, a mix of both. Cain also writes like a journalist, explaining the people, events, and situations in vivid detail; exactly how she interpreted them. Rather than giving us the facts of what happened, she puts her own twist and views on a situations which allows the reader to only see her side of the story. This definitely contributes to Cain’s argument but doesn’t allow the reader to form their own