To me, the theme of this poem is that it is easier and better to be a nobody than to be somebody. That is, it is easier to live when you do not really care whether people know your name or what they think about you.
When you are well known (whether in the world or just in your school) everybody pays attention to what you are doing. So you have to act all the time in ways that will make you look good and will make people continue to think you are important.
When you are an outsider or a nobody, you are free to act as you wish -- to be yourself.
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