Alone in a crowd, a snare. Standing out against the crowd may be relatively difficult because you will be different from everyone else. It is easy to follow the crowd, but some people do not want to be with the crowd and follow their instincts and be different from others, and this requires courage. People who stand against the crowd are sometimes subjected to bullying and criticism. The crowd may not understand your way of thinking and your choice to be different, but they will certainly respect your stance and courage with time. There are some stories that their authors talk about standing up to the crowd and being different and being subjected to bullying and criticism, but they were distinguished, more courageous, and were not afraid of …show more content…
Julia Alvarez is a Dominican girl who came to America with her family and faced some problems with her name. Despite the ease of choosing a new American name like Judy, she was brave in her stand against the crowd and her refusal to change her name. Judy does not want to lose her culture and being a Dominican girl, so she is different and distinguished among her friends. Being different does not mean that you are bad, but with your courage and tolerance of criticism, you may be better than others. Although everyone was looking for power, like Hamlet's uncle and mother, Hamlet was against the crowd and was different from the others and was not looking for power. A ghost appears and reveals to Hamlet that his father has been killed and he must seek revenge. Everyone thought that Hamlet had lost his mind because of his actions, but Hamlet insisted on upholding the rights of his father, who was killed. Hamlet was very brave and followed his own instincts, even if he was independent from others, so his position was to stand against the crowd, such as his mother, his uncle, his friends, and the lord of court Polonius, and he sought to discover the truth and bring those who killed his father to