Being an outcast, no matter your status in society, is a reflection of what people tend to judge and alienate due to their origins. However, as perceptions of different subjects begin to modify in society, the norms of different cultures change as well. We saw how in The Odyssey, while it wasn’t explicitly stated as a mandatory trait, wealth was still a big factor that played into outcastment in ancient Greece. Possessing great status and wealth was heavily normalized, as along with great wealth came great power; being vulnerable was looked down upon, which isolated those who didn’t fit in the ideal hierarchical ranking. While wealth continued to play an important role in society’s structure around the world, the focus of normalization, specifically
