Essay On The Tipping Point

“Look at the world around you. With the slightest push--in just the right place--it can be tipped.” This quote alone gives you the central message and theme of; how quickly things change and how easily people can be swayed. This can be applied to the world that we live in today. Society today is always coming up with new trends, new crazes and illnesses are becoming more common by the minute. This all relates back to the theme of; things can change and be shifted in a mere second. Some of these huge shifts or “tips” include the rise of Sesame Street and its educational virus, the smoking trend, the rise of HIV/AIDs or even the suicides of Micronesia, regardless of the topic these all caused major shifts in society and the world we know and live in. Wonder where exactly am I getting this information from? It’s from the very well-written book titled “The Tipping Point” by Gladwell Malcolm. In this book, it explores the theme of how quickly things change and “tip”. It also gives historical and factual evidence to back it up. The book is very effective with its message and the …show more content…
Gladwell Malcolm did a stellar job in getting his message across to the reader and he did an outstanding job on backing up his reasons for his theory. The book can come across overly informative and off track but it reels you back it with its central message that makes you wonder about our everyday society and why it changes. The “Tipping Point” talks about the way society changes and why it changes. The book talks about the types of epidemics that causes the changes or “tips” to take place so suddenly and rapidly. The author, Gladwell Malcolm, helps the reader become more aware of the shifts and adjustments going on around them. The “Tipping Point” is a beautifully written book, that is engaging and informative; I would definitely recommend this book for a good