Success In Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers Essay

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Canadian journalist and author, Malcolm Gladwell, in his non-fiction book Outliers (2008), argues that while it may seem like there are certain outliers in life that can have random unprecedented success, there is always a reason for their success. He supports his claim by first defining his definition of success, then contrasting it to other people’s definitions, then presenting multiple anecdotes and case studies on how these “outliers” have a reason why they succeed, and finally asserting that outliers have success because they were given opportunities, and had the “strength and presence of mind to seize them” (Gladwell 267). Gladwell’s purpose is to present the idea that there are many other factors to one’s success than what the average
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