Is it good to have rebels in society? Discuss with reference to the poem In your course “The Rebel”.

Is it good to have rebels in society? Discuss with reference to the poem In your course “The Rebel”. 

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Such a rebel does not defy the serious rules and regulations of society. He simply defies such normal behaviour which is not of serious importance. He invents his own fashion. If everybody is growing long hair, he will grow short hair and vice versa. If everybody talks during the lesson, he keeps totally quiet. If everybody wears serious types of uniform clothes, he wears bright-coloured clothes. If everybody loves dogs, he shows his love for cats. If everybody praises the sun, he talks about the need for rain. When everybody goes to the meeting, he stays at home and reads a book. When everybody accepts the offer, he rejects it. Nobody likes to become one such fellow but if there are such fellows in our society, it is not altogether bad.

The theme is presented in a light humorous manner. The language is simple and plain and the sentences straightforward. It is, so to speak, a good piece of narration that brings out dramatically the trivial and low tone of the so- called rebel’s difference of behaviour in society.