It's better to be an individual than act like everyone else. This was proven by Jerry Spinelli in the novel Stargirl. Stargirl was an individual who everyone thought was weird. She did whatever she felt like instead of acting like everyone else. She didn't care what other people think about her. She is always happy when she is being herself and acting normal makes her sad. Also, Albert Einstein once said "It is important to foster individuality for only the individual can produce the new ideas." Therefore, it's good to be yourself. It's good to be yourself. For example Stargirl was sad acting as someone else. On page 141 it said Leo told Stargirl no one eats anchovies so Stargirl threw them in her water. She never cared that a lot of mica