In “Self-Reliance” (by Ralph Waldo Emerson), the author states that, “To be great is to be misunderstood”. The meaning of this quote is that people who do not conform and are not easily swayed by societal standards, are great because of their autonomy. Although society has changed, the concept of conformity still remains among many. Consequently, some people who differ from the majority, remain mostly as black sheeps in their community. This quote appeals as a motivation to those who wish to change common normalities that affect the way a society operates. One example of this is the astronomer, Galileo Galilei. Because he resided in a very religious-based Catholic society and stated a theory contradicting the common belief, he was condemned
