Definitions and Judging Books By Their Covers

Here is the definition of fashion as according to www.dictionary.com

fash·ion

/ˈfæʃən/ Show Spelled [fash-uhn] Show IPA

noun

1.

a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.

2.

conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., especially of polite society, or conformity to it: the dictates of fashion; to be out of fashion.

3.

manner; way; mode: in a warlike fashion.

4.

the make or form of anything: He liked the fashion of the simple, sturdy furniture.

5.

a kind; sort: All fashions of people make up the world.

Here is the definition of self-expression as according to www.dictionary.com

self-ex·pres·sion

/ˈsɛlfɪkˈsprɛʃən, ˌsɛlf-/ Show Spelled [self-ik-spresh-uhn, self-] Show IPA

noun

the expression or assertion of one's own personality, as in conversation, behavior, poetry, or painting.

 

In my opinion, the definitions should be the same. The way your express yourself (i.e. self expression) is part of fashion. To express yourself, some of you need fashion. I know that my clothes are a direct representation of who I am. However, I know that the way that you are on the inside sometimes contrasts with the way you are on the outside. 

 

You could be the nicest person in the world, but some people might take one look at you and say "mean snob". You could be the purest person, and someone could take one look at you and say "hooch". Because so many people judge a book by its cover. Books could have the worst cover ever- and still be powerful and spread a good and inspiring message.  

 

A book could have a cookie on the front, but be about a girl losing weight. A book could have a pencil on it and be about summer break. A book could have a picture of a guy on it but be told from the point of view of the girl. Even though some of them are directly related or at least very similar, they don't tell the whole story. They don't tell about what pushed this girl to lose weight, they don't tell about the horrific thing that happened at the end of the school year, they don't tell that this guy was cheating on his girlfriend.

 

See, that's why you can't judge a book by its cover- because the cover is exactly that, a cover. It is designed to show you a little sliver of the book. It is designed to show you the smallest piece of the book that you could imagine. But, for all we know, the cover might tell the whole story. See, that is why you have to take the time to read the book. Because you never know what you might be missing- looks can be deceiving.