Personal Narrative-Intellectual Analysis

It was very early on in my existence that I realized I was entirely different from the majority – that I had been grasped by the demon, Different. I would soon come to understand, after that primordial seizure, that many lights cast an unfavorable illumination upon my inability to conform. Thus, following my inexperienced nature, I attempted to submerge my most personal penchants under the inky blackness of attempted assimilation, a machination designed to hide their ungainly refulgence so that I could blend with those around me. It was not until I realized that I was strangling my very identity that I resolved to adhere more strictly to myself, rather than to those with whom I found acquaintance. My situation was most likely exacerbated by the fact that my predilections towards knowledge, learning, and the constant desire to pursue the unknown were in stark contrast to the social norm, in which a taste for conviviality and socialization ruled unchallenged. …show more content…
It dictated many of the actions of the general population, most of which often trampled those who were too misunderstood to embrace communal order and expectations. My newfound reluctance to engage in the false façade of popular interest and expected dialogue was met by severe rebuke. It was then that I was exposed to the severity of popular discrimination; and my transition was therefore bitter-sweet, as I also began to develop an understanding of the importance of personality and identity and the salutary effect they can have on the structure of society, as well as its